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November 1981: Shirley Williams (daughter of Vera Brittain)...

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November 1981

Shirley Williams (daughter of Vera Brittain ) became the first member of the Gang of Four, leaders of the newly-founded Social Democratic Party , to win a seat in Parliament : for Crosby, Lancashire.

15 January 1997: During a visit to Angola, Princess Diana...

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15 January 1997

During a visit to Angola, Princess Diana caused a minor political scandal at home by calling for an international ban on landmines, a position seen as out of step with current British government policy.

10 April 1998: The Good Friday Agreement, a peace agreement...

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10 April 1998

The Good Friday Agreement, a peace agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and that of Northern Ireland itself, was signed, following complex and lengthy multiparty negotiations.

19 December 2001: Under a newly defined practice of internment,...

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19 December 2001

Under a newly defined practice of internment, a dozen foreign nationals, all male, were arrested and held in Britain on suspicion of links to organizations suspected of terrorist activity.

15, 17 June 2011: The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released...

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15, 17 June 2011

The Visual Arts Data Service (VADS) released a digitized version of documents, photos, banners, and personal mementoes from the struggle of British women for suffrage, housed at the Women's Library and the British parliamentary archives.
Doherty, Teresa. Emails to the Women’s History Network.

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