1688 : Glorious Revolution and beginning of the Nine Years' war 1689 : Bill of Rights and end of the Glorious Revolution 1689-03-12 : Beginning of the Jacobite war in Scotland, Williamite war in Ireland 1691-10-03 : End of Williamite war in Ireland and Jacobite war in Scotland 1697-09-20 : End of Nine Years' war 1707 : Act of Union between England and Scotland 1746 : End of Jacobite Rising 1756 : Seven Years' war 1763 : Treaty of Paris and end of the Seven Years' war 1776 : Declaration of Independence of the american colonies 1783 : Treaty of Versailles and Independence of the US; Pitt and the Tories are on the throne 1789 : French Revolution 1800 : Act of Union between England and Ireland and supression of Dublin parliament 1801 : Pitt quits the english government 1815 : British army won the battle of Waterloo against Napoleon