Politics
Laws of 1911 & 1949 left this upper house of Parliament with only delaying powers
House of Lords
Stir-up Sunday is the date when Britains traditionally make this fatty treat, letting it rest for weeks before eating.
Christmas Pudding
This author of the 1845 hit, Sybil, or The Two Nations, later entered politics.
Benjamin Disraeli
In this 1763 treaty ended the 7 years war, and the French ceded most of their North American Territories to Britain.
Treaty of Paris
Tennyson declared that, "someone had blundered" to send this group to their deaths
the Light Brigade
This man's report insisted the welfare state would slay the 5 "giant evils"
William Beveridge
Give me a break! How was this candybar invented in England?
Kitkat
Before she rose to prominence as a transphobe, J.K. Rowling also wrote books. She allegedly started writing the first one in this Edinburgh cafe.
The Elephant
The British Empire supposedly ended slavery in their Empire with this act.
1833 slavery abolition act
In 2016, this man announced that a referendum would would be held on the fate of the UK within the EU
David Cameron.
The first EU referendum was held in this decade.
1970s
Layers of sponge, orange jelly, and dark chocolate make up this tasty treat.
Jaffa Cake
This award-winning author was the subject of a fatwā in 1989
Salman Rushdie
When not writing manifestos about White supremacy, Cecil Rhodes championed and became the image for what failed project that would allow British transport across the length of Africa?
The Cape to Cairo railway.
World condemnation made the 1956 British-French occupation of this canal a disaster
Suez
The "backstop" plan that the UK and the EU have dithered over is designed to prevent a hard border between these two places
What are Ireland and Northern Ireland
Jam or cream, or cream then jam.
An abolitionist and autobiographer who became a celebrity in Britain, she was was born into slavery in Bermuda in 1788.
Mary Prince
Only 2 British PMs have been born outside the British Isles: Andrew Bonar Law (Canada) & this 2019 arrival (NYC)
Boris Johnson
Robert Catesby was the chief conspirator in this 1605 plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament
The Gunpowder Plot
In 1867, this colony became a self-governing entity within the British Empire.
This dish is a widely recognized contender for the title of a national dish. Like many other things in the UK, its origins are not confined to the British Isles. In 2001, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook hailed it as a symbol of multicultural Britain.
Chicken Tikka Masala
Born in the the British Colony of Trinidad, this author and historian became the first Black West Indian to be published in Britain
C. L. R. James
In 1960, Conservative Herald Macmillain stirred controversy when he gave this blustery speech in Cape Town about the future of the British Empire.
The Winds or Wind of Change
Of Henry VIII's six wives the number that lost their heads over him
2