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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
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| 101 | 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 | |
| 102 | 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 | |
| 103 | 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 | |
| 104 | 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 | |
| 105 | 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 | |
| 106 | 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 | |
| 107 | 1835 | (not set) | 21-Sep-2025 11:06 | |
| 108 | 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 | |
| 109 | 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 | |
| 110 | 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 | |
| 111 | 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 | |
| 112 | 1842 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Peel (Conservative). US President is John Tyler (I-Virginia). Income Tax Act introduces the first peacetime income tax in Britain at 7 pence on the pound for incomes over 150 pounds. The half farthing coin is made legal tender. Paleontologist Richard Owen coins the term "Dinosaur". John Kilner & Co start making Kilner jars, JMW Turner paints and Alfred Tennyson writes poems. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 113 | 1844 | 1844 is MDCCCXLIV. Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Peel (Conservative). US President is John Tyler (I-Virginia). Factory Act forces a maximum 12-hour working day for women, and a maximum 6-hour day for children aged 6 to 13. Bank Charter Act restricts powers of British banks (not Bank of England) to issue banknotes of the pound sterling. Imprisonment for debt abolished in England. The first electrical telegram is sent by Sam Morse. Charles Goodyear patents vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. James K. Polk wins December U.S. presidential election. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 114 | 1846 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Robert Peel (Conservative) then on 30 June it is Lord John Russell (Whig). US President is James K. Polk (D-Tennessee). In America the Liberty Bell is cracked while being rung for George Washington's birthday. In the UK railways are being built everywhere and Parliament rules all new railways in Great Britain should be built to standard gauge. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 115 | 1847 | <strong>In UK</strong>: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Lord John Russell (Whig), who wins an August General Election. The House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster opens. Factory Act limits a maximum 10-hour working day for women, and for boys 13–18. The Brontë sisters all publish novels under pen names, like Emily Brontë's "<em>Wuthering Heights</em>" under the name of Ellis Bell.<br /><strong>In USA</strong>: President is James K. Polk (D-Tennessee) and Vice President George M. Dallas (D-Pennsylvania). Samuel Colt sells his first revolver (the <em>Colt Walker</em>) to the the Texas Rangers. The Mexican–American War (1846–1848) continues. Yerba Buena, California is renamed to San Francisco, California. First USA postage stamps issued, featuring George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. | 23-Jun-2021 10:33 | |
| 116 | 1849 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Lord John Russell (Whig). US President is James Knox Polk (D-Tennessee), and then on March 4 it is Zachary Taylor (W-Kentucky). Polk is the first sitting US President to have his photograph taken. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the United States' first woman doctor. Karl Marx moves from Paris to London (and lives there until his death). Charles Dickens serialises <em>David Copperfield</em>. The design of the <em>Staunton chess set</em> is registered by Nathaniel Cooke. Two shilling coin (florin), showing the Queen wearing a crown, is introduced partly to test public opinion on possible decimalization of the currency. | 26-Feb-2021 13:05 | |
| 117 | 1852 | In the UK: Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Lord John Russell (Whig), then on 23 February is Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (Conservative), then on 19 December is George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (Coalition). Great Ormond Street Hospital in London opens as <em>The Hospital for Sick Children</em>. Charles Dickens' novel <em>Bleak House</em> is serialised.<br />In the USA: President is Millard Fillmore (W-New York). The California Gold Rush continues (1848–1855). | 08-Nov-2023 14:21 | |
| 118 | 1853 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (Coalition). US President is Millard Fillmore (W-New York) and then on March 4 it is Franklin Pierce (D-New Hampshire). The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) continues. The Halifax Permanent Benefit Building Society opens. Manchester is granted City status. The world's first public aquarium is opened in London Zoo. The Crimean War starts. <em>West Australian</em> becomes the first horse to win the English Triple Crown, winning the Epsom Derby, 2,000 Guineas and St Leger. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 119 | 1854 | Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (Coalition). US President is Franklin Pierce (D-New Hampshire). It's the Crimean War; Florence Nightingale and other trained volunteer nurses go to assist; Victory at the the <em>Battle of Balaclava</em> but a disastrous cavalry Charge of the Light Brigade. Alfred Tennyson writes a poem about it and Charles Dickens writes <em>Hard Times</em>. The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) is nearly over. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 120 | 1857 | (not set) | 15-Nov-2025 11:58 |