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    History of women in the United Kingdom covers the social, cultural and political roles of women in Britain over the last two millennia. Medieval England...
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    The history of the United Kingdom began in the early eighteenth century with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a...
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  • In the United Kingdom, as in other countries, feminism seeks to establish political, social, and economic equality for women. The history of feminism in...
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  • The history of nursing in the United Kingdom relates to the development of the profession since the 1850s. The history of nursing itself dates back to...
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    for women's right to vote in the United Kingdom finally succeeded through acts of Parliament in 1918 and 1928. It became a national movement in the Victorian...
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  • The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history. The earliest women...
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    The economic history of the United Kingdom relates the economic development in the British state from the absorption of Wales into the Kingdom of England...
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    The constitution of the United Kingdom is an uncodified constitution made up of various statutes, judicial precedents, convention, treaties and other...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom...
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  • The history of trade unions in the United Kingdom covers British trade union organisation, activity, ideas, politics, and impact, from the early 19th century...
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    the history of the Jews in the United Kingdom, including the time before the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, see: History of the Jews...
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    Women in policing in the United Kingdom began as early as December 1915 amidst the First World War. As with other countries, police forces in the UK were...
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  • This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the United Kingdom. There is evidence...
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    The representation of women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom has been an issue in the politics of the United Kingdom at numerous points in...
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    The history of the monarchy of the United Kingdom and its evolution into a constitutional and ceremonial monarchy is a major theme in the historical development...
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    The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a...
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  • The position of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was not created as a result of a single action; it evolved slowly and organically over three hundred...
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  • Women have played a role in engineering in the United Kingdom for hundreds of years, despite the various societal barriers facing them. In the 18th and...
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    The history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom charts the development of law enforcement in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It spans...
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    The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...
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  • in the United Kingdom. Women have outnumbered men (by about three to two in the early days, and by even more in recent years). The vast majority of operations...
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    addresses the history of transgender people across the British Isles in the United Kingdom, the British colonies and the Kingdom of England until the present...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign...
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    Socialism in the United Kingdom is thought to stretch back to the 19th century from roots arising in the aftermath of the English Civil War. Notions of socialism...
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  • This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor...
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    number of notable serial murders of prostitutes in the United Kingdom. The Whitechapel murders were a series of eleven unsolved murders of women committed...
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    the Acts of Union 1707, which united the kingdoms of England (including Wales) and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of...
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    The United Kingdom was a leading Allied Power during the First World War of 1914–1918. They fought against the Central Powers, mainly Germany. The armed...
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  • Prior to the 20th Century, there were few women in law in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, women were not permitted...
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