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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
1812–1815: War of 1812 between the United States and Britain; ends in a draw, except that Native Americans lose power. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated. Great Britain experiences widespread economic distress; worst year of Luddite rioting.
This is a list of years in the Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom from the Acts of Union 1707. See also timeline of British history. ... 19th century. 1890s
21 July: The National Gallery of British Art (modern-day Tate Britain) opens on Millbank. 10 August: The Automobile Club of Great Britain (modern-day Royal Automobile Club) is founded in London. [15] 19 August: Bersey electric cabs, the first horseless taxicabs, begin operating in London. [15] 19 November: Great fire in Cripplegate. [211] 1898
Battle of Flodden Field: Invading England, King James IV of Scotland and thousands of other Scots were killed in a defeat at the hands of the English. 1516 18 February Mary I, the future queen of England (r. 1553-1558), is born to parents Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. 1521: Lutheran writings begin to circulate in England. 1527 21 May
England remained an example of a country whose territorial administration relied solely on local government bodies until the end of the 19th century. They had broad powers and evolved towards decentralization. In the 19th century, local government reforms were carried out. [g] [14] The first stage, initiated between 1832 and 1835, concerned ...
Throughout most of the 19th century Britain was the most powerful country in the world. [16] The period from 1815 to 1914, known as the Pax Britannica, was a time of relatively peaceful relations between the world's great powers. This is particularly true of Britain's interactions with the others. [17]
Britain handled foreign policy and defence. The second half of the 19th century saw a major expansion of Britain's colonial empire in Asia and Africa as well as the Pacific. In the "Scramble for Africa", the boast was having the Union Jack flying from "Cairo to Cape Town." Britain defended its empire with the world's dominant navy, and a small ...