1 November 1765 — Stamp Act 1765 commences, imposing a direct tax on the British Colonies in America and required that printed materials there be produced on stamped paper from London.

2 November 1896 — The first motor insurance policies are issued in Britain.

3 November 1534 — The Act of Supremacy is passed, granting King Henry VIII of England and subsequent monarch royal supremacy, declaring him the supreme head of the Church of England

4 November 1950 — European Convention on Human Rights is signed in Rome by 12 member states of the Council of Europe.

5 November 1605 — Guy Fawkes is arrested beneath the House of Parliament due to the plot being discovered.

6 November 1942 — The Church of England relaxes its rule that women must wear hats in church.

7 November 1990 — A woman becomes the first woman President of the Irish Republic

8 November 2006 — The Companies Act 2006 receives Royal assent with the goal of making life easier for business owners.

9 November 1908 — Elizabeth Garret Anderson is elected as the first woman mayor, in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

10 November 1983 — Windows 1.0 is introduced by a man named Bill Gates.

11 November 1918 — World War 1 ends, 40 million casualties later.

12 November 1555 — Mary I’s Parliament re-establishes Catholicism.

13 November 1642 — First English Civil War commences and is fought over the correct balance of power between Parliament and King.

14 November 1896— The Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 takes effect, raising the speed limit for horseless carriages in Britain from 4mph to 14mph.

15 November 1688 — The Glorious Revolution begins, culminating in the Bill of Rights 1689. This adjusted the power balance between King and Parliament. Among others, it was established that Parliament should meet on a regular basis, elections to Parliament should be free from interference by the monarch, and Parliament should have 'freedom of speech and debates’.

16 November 1904 — John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). This invention played a crucial role in the growth radio, television and radar.

17 November 1880 — The first three women to graduate from a university in the UK receive their Bachelor of Arts degrees from London University.

18 November 2003 — The Local Government Act 2003 becomes effective, repealing the controversial Section 28 of the 1988 Local Government Act which prohibited ‘promoting sexuality by teaching or by publishing material’.

19 November 1994 — The first National Lottery draw is held in Britain, following the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

20 November 1945 —The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial began with indictments against 24 nazi leaders.

21 November 1877 — Thomas Edison presents the first phonograph to the world. A phonograph is a device that records and plays back audio.

22 November 1995 — Britain most notorious female serial killer is sentenced for the murder of 10 girls.

23 November 1584 — The English Parliament pass the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584, ejecting Jesuits.

24 November 2005 — The Licensing Act 2005 comes into force, allowing for more flexibility in pub, nightclub, and bar opening times and for the possibility of “24 hour drinking”.

25 November 2013 — It is announced that Clare’s law, which allows the police to disclose to individuals details of their partners’ abusive pasts, will be expanded to cover all of England and Wales.

26 November 1953 — The Peers have backed the Conservative Government’s proposals for the introduction of commercial television.

27 November 2014 — Cooper-Hohn v Anthony Hohn [2014] EWHC 4122 (Fam) is settled, resulting in what was then the UK’s largest divorce payout awarded — £337m.

28 November 1997 — The House of Commons approved a Private Member's Bill — The Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill — to ban fox hunting. This would later fall in the House of Lords, eventually resulting in the controversial Hunting Act 2004.

29 November 1641 — England’s first newspaper is published. It was named Heads of Severall Proceedings in this Present Parliament and contained domestic news.

30 November 1968 — The Trade Descriptions Act comes into force, making it illegal to sell a product or service based on misinformation.