| 1600 | founding of East India Company |
| 1757 | the battle of Plassey |
| 1801 | Act of Union, first census |
| 1807 | the Slave Trade Act |
| 1833 | the Slavery Abolition Act |
| 1857-59 | the Indian Mutiny |
| 17.07.1917 | Windsor |
| 1918 | the representation of the people |
| 1928 | the representation of the people (equal franchise) act |
| 1945 | general election |
| 1948 | Olympic Games, the Nationality Act |
| 1951 | festival of Britain |
| 02.06.1953 | coronation of Queen Elizabeth |
| 27.03.2011 | last census |