1720s: Robert Walpole is England's first prime minister, and German-born King George I gives him a great deal of authority to run the country.
Today: Britain's ruler is only a figurehead and the prime minister is the leader who wields real power. The House of Lords and House of Commons still make up the Parliament.
1720s: The Great Awakening begins to sweep the American.....
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