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1886 - 1915 (29 years)
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1 | 1889 | - 1889: Boer War begins. Ends 1902
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2 | 1890 | - 1890: Education Act: schooling compulsory for 5-10 year olds
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3 | 1894 | - 1894: Third Reform Bill Votes for Agricultural Workers
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4 | 1901 | - 1901: Edward VII King of England 1901 - 1910
- 1901: Australia joins the Commonwealth
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5 | 1902 | - 1902: The Cremation Act enables public burial authorities to provide & maintain crematoriums out of the rates.
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6 | 1905 | - 1905: Aliens Act limits immigration
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7 | 1906 | - 1906: British Labour Party Formed
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8 | 1910 | - 1910: George V King of England 1910 - 1936
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9 | 1911 | - 1911: 1911 - 1912 Strikes by seamen, dock and transport workers
- 1911: Census: Pop. England & Wales 36M, Scotand 4.6M, Northern Ireland 1.25M
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10 | 1912 | - 1912: The Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage 14 April
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11 | 1914 | - 1914: Start of the first World War, Britain houses 200,000 homeless war refugees from Belgium
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