1714 - Queen Anne dies, George I takes throne - reign of House of Hanover begins.
1727 - George I dies, George II comes to power
1760 - George II dies, George III becomes King
1770 - Australia becomes British Colony
1775 - American Revolution
1776 - America declares independence from Britain
1789 - French Revolution
1798 - Rebellion by United Irishmen
1801 - Act of Union unites Britain and Ireland
1807 - Abolition of the slave trade
1820 - George III dies, George IV, Prince Regent becomes King
1830 - George IV dies, William IV becomes King
1834 - Poor Law sets up first workhouse
1837 - William IV dies, succeeded by Queen Victoria