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1880s: Queen Victoria has named herself Empress of India and British Imperialism is at its height. Great Britain and France occupy Egypt and within a few years, Africa will be partitioned and divided among European interests.
1979: Margaret Thatcher is the first woman to become Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Today: Great Britain has ceded control of Hong Kong to China and Queen Elizabeth is set to celebrate fifty years...
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