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| 1 | 1760 | - 1760—1840: Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution took place with machinery being introduced on the land and in factories that affected millions of agricultural labourers and mill workers.
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| 2 | 1820 | - 29 Jan 1820—1830: King George IV
King George IV was born in 1762 and died in 1830. He reigned as sovereign for 10 years from 1820 to 1830. He previously served as Prince Regent for his father, King George III, from 1811 until 1820.
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| 3 | 1829 | - 29 Sep 1829: Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police officially began its patrols on September 29, 1829, when around 1,000 uniformed officers took to the streets of London. Founded by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel, it was the first professional, centrally organized police force in the world, pioneering the shift from reactionary punishment to crime prevention.
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| 4 | 1830 | - 26 Jun 1830—1837: King William IV
King William IV was born in 1765 and died in 1837. He reigned as sovereign for seven years from 1830 to 1837.
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| 5 | 1835 | - 25 Dec 1835: Christmas
Christmas became a national holiday.
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| 6 | 1837 | - 20 Jun 1837—22 Jan 1901: Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and died in 1901. She reigned as sovereign for 64 years from 1837 to 1901.
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| 7 | 1841 | - 6 Jun 1841: 1841 Census
The 1841 census was taken.
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| 8 | 1845 | - 1845—1852: Great Famine
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. It constituted a major historical social crisis and had a significant impact on Irish society and history. The most severely affected areas were in the western and southern parts of Ireland. Between 1845 and 1855, at least 2.1 million people left Ireland, making it one of the greatest exoduses from a single island in history.
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| 9 | 1846 | - 27 Jul 1846: Mortlake Railway Station opened
A railway station was opened in Mortlake for the first time.
- 19 Dec 1846: Anaesthesia
General anaesthesia was first successfully used in London on December 19th 1846.
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| 10 | 1851 | - 30 Mar 1851: 1851 Census
The 1851 census was taken.
- 1 May 1851—15 Oct 1851: Great Exhibition
Prince Albert's Great Exhibition took place in London.
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| 11 | 1854 | - 1854—1856: Crimean War
Crimean War was fought by an alliance of Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia against Russian expansion into the Danube region (modern day Romania).
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| 12 | 1858 | - Jul 1858—Aug 1858: Great Stink
Soaring summer temperatures created a putrid stink in London causing disease and making life in the city intolerable.
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| 13 | 1861 | - 7 Apr 1861: 1861 Census
The 1861 census was taken.
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| 14 | 1863 | - 1863: Metropolitan Line
The world’s first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened between Paddington and Farringdon.
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Dutton, Berrett & Hungerford Twigs
1828 - 1867 (39 years)
