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Timeline of British history (1800–1899) This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1800 AD until 1899 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles.
1800. 8 January: The first soup kitchens are opened in London. [ 1 ] 13 January: The Royal Institution is granted a royal charter. [ 2 ] 22 March: The Company of Surgeons is granted a royal charter to become the Royal College of Surgeons in London. [ 2 ] 15 May: George III survives 2 assassination attempts in London.
Assassination attempt against King George III, 15 May 1800. January – Maria Edgeworth 's first extended work of fiction, the pioneering historical novel Castle Rackrent, is published anonymously in London. 8 January – first soup kitchens open in London. [ 2 ]
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
5 March Henry II, the future king of England (r. 1154-1189), is born in Le Mans, France, to parents Geoffrey V of Anjou and Matilda. 1135: The Anarchy began, a civil war resulting from a dispute over succession to the throne that lasted until 1153. 1138
13 March – Battle of Lissa: British fleet defeats the French. 25–27 March – Battle of Anholt: British naval forces defeat those of Denmark. 4 April – Huddersfield Narrow Canal completed by opening of Standedge Tunnel under the Pennines, the longest (5,413 yards (4,950 m)), deepest and highest canal tunnel in Britain. [6]
England, which had subsumed Wales in the 16th century under Henry VIII, united with Scotland in 1707 to form a new sovereign state called Great Britain. [ 8 ][ 9 ][ 10 ] Following the Industrial Revolution, which started in England, Great Britain ruled a colonial Empire, the largest in recorded history.
The 19th century was an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention, with significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, and metallurgy that laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th century. [4]