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1817
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Update Yeardata: 1817
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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.
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