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| 81 | 1817 | George III is King but due to illness his son George is Prince Regent. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). James Monroe replaces James Madison as President of the USA. Last major Luddite attack is against lace-making machines in Loughborough. Waterloo Bridge opens in London. 5 July sees the Sovereign coin reintroduced. Gas lighting is trialled on stage in London's West End theatres. Jane Austen dies. Elgin Marbles displayed in British Museum. John Constable paints Flatford Mill. | 31-May-2018 11:24 | |
| 82 | 1818 | The Monarch is George III but due to illness his son George is Prince Regent. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). US President is James Monroe (DR-Virginia). Dr James Blundell carries out the first blood transfusion using human blood. First Chubb detector lock produced. Mary Shelley publishes <em>Frankenstein</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 83 | 1819 | <strong>In the UK:</strong> The Monarch is George III but due to illness his son George is Prince Regent. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). Birmingham is lit by gas for the first time and used the Birmingham Gas Light and Coke Company. Queen Victoria is born (24 May) as Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent, Queen Regnant. A few months later (26 August) her future husband Albert is born.<br /><strong>In the USA:</strong> US President is James Monroe (DR-Virginia). Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. Spain cedes Florida to the United States. Arkansas Territory is created. SS Savannah sails from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, England and is the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean; it took more than 29 days. Alabama is admitted as the 22nd U.S. state | 21-Apr-2022 11:05 | |
| 84 | 1820 | The Monarch is George III (until 29 January) and on his death his son, the Prince Regent, becomes George IV. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). A General Election increases Tory party majority. James Monroe is President of the USA. HMS Beagle is launched, the ship that will take Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage. | 31-May-2018 11:26 | |
| 85 | 1821 | The Monarch is George IV, who has his Coronation. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). James Monroe is President of the USA. The New Observer newspaper is launched, later to become The Sunday Times. John Constable completes his famous painting <em>The Hay Wain</em>. The Bank of England returns to the gold standard. The national census shows that almost half of the population is under twenty years old and the population has increased by 18% in a decade. | 31-May-2018 11:33 | |
| 86 | 1823 | The Monarch is George IV. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory).<br />The US President is James Monroe (DR-Virginia) who gives his famous Monroe Doctrine speech outlining a new policy forbidding European interference in the Americas and setting American neutrality for any future European conflicts. The Royal Academy of Music opens. Charles Macintosh patents his famous waterproof coat. By popular legend, William Webb Ellis invents rugby. The Oxford Union (Oxford United Debating Society) is established. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 87 | 1824 | The Monarch is George IV. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). President is James Monroe (DR-Virginia). In the US Election no-one receives a majority and the the United States House of Representatives has to decide the winner (it is John Quincy Adams). Back in UK the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established. Sir William Hillary founds what later becomes the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The Rev. Professor William Buckland becomes the first person to describe a dinosaur (see <a href="https://coinsnotebook.com/2020-50-pence-coin-megalosaurus/">The 2020 50 Pence Coin - Megalosaurus</a>). The Weights and Measures Act abolishes use of many traditional measures in favour of Imperial units. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 88 | 1825 | The Monarch is George IV. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory). USA President is John Quincy Adams, replacing James Monroe. Work on the new London Bridge, designed by John Rennie, begins. Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor's scam causes the first modern stock market crash. The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens and George Stephenson drives the first train. The first horse-drawn omnibuses appear in London. Reconstruction of Buckingham Palace by architect John Nash. Michael Faraday isolates benzene. Retired brewer Richard Cox cultivates the first Cox's Orange Pippin apple. London is estimated to overtake Peking as the world's largest city. British première of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. | 04-Jun-2018 14:19 | |
| 89 | 1826 | The Monarch is King George IV. Prime Minister is Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Conservative) and continues after a June General Election. US President is John Quincy Adams. Thomas Telford builds the Menai Suspension Bridge and the Conway Suspension Bridge, both in Wales. Ludwig van Beethoven is still composing great music. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 90 | 1827 | The Monarch is George IV. There were three Prime Ministers: Robert Jenkinson (Lord Liverpool), 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Tory, until 9 April, due to ill health); George Canning (Coalition, 10 April - 8 August, died); F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (Coalition, from 31 August). The Duke of Wellington becomes Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Inventor John Walker produces the friction match. London Standard newspaper launched. | 04-Jun-2018 14:27 | |
| 91 | 1829 | The Monarch is George IV. Prime Minister is Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Tory). US President is John Quincy Adams, then 4th March Andrew Jackson becomes the seventh President of the United States. A duel is fought between the Prime Minister (the Duke of Wellington) and George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea; they deliberately both shoot off-target and honour is satisfied without injury. Robert Peel establishes the <em>Metropolitan Police Service</em>, they have nicknames of bobbies and peelers. George Stephenson's steam locomotive, <em>The Rocket</em>, beats John Ericsson's <em>Novelty</em> in a trial. Oxford University win the first inter-university Boat Race. In America, the Georgia Gold Rush begins. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 92 | 1831 | The Monarch is William IV, his Coronation year. Prime Minister is Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (Whig). Andrew Jackson (Democrat) is President of USA. Royal Astronomical Society receives its Royal Charter. The new London Bridge is opened. Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction and constructs the first dynamo. The Truck Act prohibits payment of wages other than in cash. | 31-May-2018 11:41 | |
| 93 | 1832 | Monarch is William IV. Prime Minister is Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (Whig). USA President is Andrew Jackson.Cholera pandemic begins to spread in London. Great Reform Act becomes law. A general election under the new system of voting; the Whigs win a decisive majority. | 04-Jun-2018 14:35 | |
| 94 | 1833 | Monarch is William IV. Prime Minister is Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (Whig). USA President is Andrew Jackson. Royal Horticultural Society holds the first flower show in Britain. Ada Lovelace first meets Charles Babbage. The Slavery Abolition Act abolishes slavery in most of the British Empire. The Factory Act makes it illegal to employ children less than 9 years old in factories and 9-13 year olds limited to a maximum of 9 hours a day. Bank Notes Act gives Bank of England notes over £5 become "legal tender" in England and Wales. Charles Dickens' first published work "A Dinner at Poplar Walk" appears in Monthly Magazine. Alfred Tennyson publishes a collection Poems including "The Lady of Shalott". | 04-Jun-2018 14:44 | |
| 95 | 1834 | The Monarch is William IV. Amazingly, we had 4 Prime Minsters: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (Whig) (until 16 July); William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Whig) (starting 14 November); Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (Tory) (starting 10 December); and Robert Peel (Conservative) (starting 10 December). USA President is Andrew Jackson (D-Tennessee). the Tolpuddle Martyrs (six Dorset farm labourers) are sentenced to be transported to a penal colony for forming a trade union. Harrods founded (as a grocer) in Stepney, London. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 96 | 1835 | (not set) | 21-Sep-2025 11:06 | |
| 97 | 1836 | The Monarch is King William IV. Prime Minister is William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Whig). US President is Andrew Jackson (D-Tennessee). In America, the Battle of the Alamo. First minting since 1800 of the fourpence coin (groat or "joey"). Charles Dickens published his first novel <em>The Pickwick Papers</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 98 | 1837 | The Monarch is King William IV until his death on 20 June. As none of his ten surviving children being legitimate the throne goes to his 18-year-old niece, Princess Victoria of Kent becomes Queen Victoria. The Prime Minister is William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Whig) and continues after the 18 August General election. Charles Dickens serialises <em>Oliver Twist</em>.<br /><br />In the USA, the 7th President Andrew Jackson (D-Tennessee) ends his second term and on March 4 it is Martin Van Buren (D-New York). Richard Johnson becomes the only Vice President of the United States chosen by the Senate. Inventor John Deere starts his agricultural equipment business. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 99 | 1839 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Whig). USA President is Martin Van Buren (D-New York). The first Henley Royal Regatta held on the River Thames. First Grand National run at Aintree, won by Jem Mason riding the 5/1 favourite <em>Lottery</em>. George Bradshaw publishes the first national railway timetable, <em>Bradshaw's Railway Time Tables and Assistant to Railway Travelling</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 100 | 1841 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (Whig), then on 30 August it is Robert Peel (Conservative). In the US there are three Presidents in one year: Martin Van Buren (D-New York); then on 4th March it is William Henry Harrison (W-Ohio) who dies of pneumonia after only one month, the shortest term served; from 4th April it is John Tyler (W/I-Virginia). In the UK the Penny Red postage stamp replaces the Penny Black. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 |