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Catholic extremists lead by Guy Fawkes attempt to detonate explosives beneath the House of Lords in the infamously failed 'Gunpowder Plot'.

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Beginning of Time

1215

The Magna Carta is signed by King John at Runnymede, founding the modern concept of constitutional rule.

Present Day

Note: BCE means that the date is the number of years before the current era (CE/AD).
c. is short for 'circa' and indicates that the date is considered approximate.

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