This timeline outlines major events in British history from the 20th to early 21st centuries, including World War I, the 1926 general strike, the Great Depression, the rise of British fascism in the 1930s, World War II, Indian independence and partition in 1947, the coronations of Queen Elizabeth II and marriages of Prince Charles and Diana and Prince William and Catherine, the 1998 Good Friday Agreement for Northern Ireland, 7/7 terrorist attacks in London in 2005, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

1. Timelines of British History
XX / XXI centuries

2. World War I
1914 - 1918

3. General Strike
1926
*This photograph taken on 10 May 1926 shows workers
demonstrating and carrying banners as they march
through the street during the General Strike.

4. The Great Depression
1929 - 1932
*This photograph shows the poor in Covent
Garden, London in April 1929, a few months before
the Wall Street crash.

5. British Union Of Fascists
1934
*This photograph shows Oswald Mosley at a Fascist rally in
East London on 4 October 1936.

6. Wanted poster for Hitler
4 September 1939

7. World War II Ultimatum Letter
1939

8. Independence and Partition
1947

9. Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
*Coronation portrait of Queen *Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II and the Duke of
Edinburgh, June 1953

10. The Beatles Arrive in the USA
7 February 1964

11. Charles and Diana marry
1981

12. Peace declared in Northern Ireland
1998

13. The Belfast Agreement
1998

14. London 7/7 terrorist attacks
2005

15. Wedding of Prince William and
Catherine Middleton
29 April 2011

16. 2012 Summer Olympics
27 July - 12 August
2012