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 Some key dates and events in English history are:
-'''450'''<nowiki>:  Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrived in England. </nowiki>
+'''450'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Angles, Saxons, and Jutes arrived in England.&nbsp;</nowiki>
-'''1066'''<nowiki>:  Norman Conquest. William of Normandy (the Conqueror) invaded and was crowned King of England. </nowiki>
+'''1066'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Norman Conquest. William of Normandy (the Conqueror) invaded and was crowned King of England.&nbsp;</nowiki>
-'''1215: ''' The Great Charter.  Barons forced King John I to sign the Magna Carta.
+'''1215:&nbsp;''' The Great Charter.&nbsp; Barons forced King John I to sign the Magna Carta.
-'''1536'''<nowiki>:  England and Wales united politically. </nowiki>
+'''1536'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; England and Wales united politically.&nbsp;</nowiki>
-'''1642–1660: ''' Civil War.  Charles I was executed in 1649.  Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England.  Bishop’s courts were abolished.  Many other changes affected record-keeping.
+'''1642–1660:&nbsp;''' Civil War.&nbsp; Charles I was executed in 1649.&nbsp; Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England.&nbsp; Bishop’s courts were abolished.&nbsp; Many other changes affected record-keeping.
-'''1660'''<nowiki>:  Charles II restored as monarch, ending civil strife. Bishop’s courts restored. </nowiki>
+'''1660'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; Charles II restored as monarch, ending civil strife. Bishop’s courts restored.&nbsp;</nowiki>
-'''1688–1689: ''' William of Orange from Holland crowned King of England.
+'''1688–1689:&nbsp;''' William of Orange from Holland crowned King of England.
-'''1707: ''' England and Wales united with Scotland to form the United Kingdom.
+'''1707:&nbsp;''' England and Wales united with Scotland to form the United Kingdom.
-'''1733:  '''English replaced Latin in official records.
+'''1733:&nbsp;'''English replaced Latin in official records.
-'''1752: ''' England adopted the new Gregorian calendar.  The first day of the year started on 1 January.
+'''1752:&nbsp;''' England adopted the new Gregorian calendar.&nbsp; The first day of the year started on 1 January.
-'''1756–1765'''<nowiki>:  The first English navigation canals appeared.  The Industrial Revolution began and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny. </nowiki>
+'''1756–1765'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The first English navigation canals appeared.&nbsp; The Industrial Revolution began and cities grew with the invention of the steam engine and the spinning jenny.&nbsp;</nowiki>
-'''1800: ''' Ireland became part of the United Kingdom.
+'''1800:&nbsp;''' Ireland became part of the United Kingdom.
-'''1830'''<nowiki>:  First railways appeared in England.</nowiki>
+'''1830'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; First railways appeared in England.</nowiki>
-'''1834: ''' Poor law unions took poor relief responsibilities away from parishes.  Workhouses established.
+'''1834:&nbsp;''' Poor law unions took poor relief responsibilities away from parishes.&nbsp; Workhouses established.
-'''1837: ''' Civil registration began on 1 July.  Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.
+'''1837:&nbsp;''' Civil registration began on 1 July.&nbsp; Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.
-'''1841'''<nowiki>:  The first genealogically useful census taken. </nowiki>
+'''1841'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; The first genealogically useful census taken.&nbsp;</nowiki>
-'''1858: ''' Principal Probate Registry began handling all English probates.
+'''1858:&nbsp;''' Principal Probate Registry began handling all English probates.
-'''1882: ''' Married women were given the right to use and dispose of their own property.
+'''1882:&nbsp;''' Married women were given the right to use and dispose of their own property.
 === Web Sites ===
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 http://home.earthlink.net/~lfdean/austen/history/index.html
+[[Category:England]]