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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.
- 25 Oct 1760—1820: King George II
King George III was born in 1738 and died in 1820. He reigned as sovereign for 60 years from 1760 to 1820, with his son appointed as Prince Regent in 1811.
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| 2 | 1794 | - 1794—1810: Kennet & Avon Canal Built
The Kennet and Avon Canal was built, covering 87 miles and stretching from Bristol to Reading, crossing the Pewsey Vale in Wiltshire.
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| 3 | 1805 | - 21 Oct 1805: Battle of Trafalgar
Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar thwarted Napoleon Bonaparte’s plans to invade Britain; death of Admiral Lord Nelson.
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| 4 | 1807 | - 1807: Abolition of Slave Trade
The Slave Trade was abolished in England due to the efforts and influence of William Wilberforce.
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| 5 | 1815 | - 18 Jun 1815: Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon with his French Imperial Guard was defeated by Britain and her allies. The Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, inflicted an overwhelming defeat on Napoleon, but the victory cost a staggering number of lives.
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| 6 | 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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| 7 | 1827 | - 1827: Hammersmith Bridge built
The first bridge across the River Thames at Hammersmith opened in 1827. It was the first suspension bridge built across the river and was replaced by the current bridge in 1887.
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| 8 | 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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| 9 | 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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| 10 | 1835 | - 25 Dec 1835: Christmas
Christmas became a national holiday.
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| 11 | 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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| 12 | 1841 | - 6 Jun 1841: 1841 Census
The 1841 census was taken.
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| 13 | 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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| 14 | 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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| 15 | 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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| 16 | 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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| 17 | 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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| 18 | 1861 | - 7 Apr 1861: 1861 Census
The 1861 census was taken.
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| 19 | 1863 | - 1863: Metropolitan Line
The world’s first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened between Paddington and Farringdon.
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| 20 | 1868 | - 1868: Penal Transportation ends
Penal transportation to Australia officially ended in 1868. The last convict ship, the Hougoumont, departed from Britain and docked in Fremantle, Western Australia, on January 9th 1868, concluding a system that had sent approximately 165,000 convicts since 1788.
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| 21 | 1871 | - 2 Apr 1871: 1871 Census
The 1871 census was taken.
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| 22 | 1876 | - 1876: Telephone
The Scottish-born American scientist Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
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| 23 | 1881 | - 3 Apr 1881: 1881 Census
The 1881 census was taken.
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| 24 | 1884 | - 1884: GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the world’s time standard, is internationally adopted at the International Meridian Conference.
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