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Events from the year 1811 in the United Kingdom. ... Regent and this is the beginning of the Regency period. [3] ... Young, Scottish chemist (died 1883) [20] 18 July ...
Officially, the Regency began on 5 February 1811 and ended on 29 January 1820 but the "Regency era", as such, is generally perceived to have been much longer. The term is commonly, though loosely, applied to the period from c. 1795 until the accession of Queen Victoria on 20 June 1837. [7]
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.
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
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway [30] [31] [32] (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. [33] [i] It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. 1837: 20 June: Queen Victoria becomes queen of England, she will reign until January 22, 1901. The Victorian era starts. 1859: 24 ...
The Trial of Queen Caroline by George Hayter.. 8 January – General Maritime Treaty ("General Treaty for the Cessation of Plunder and Piracy by Land and Sea, Dated February 5, 1820") signed between the sheikhs of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah (later constituents of the Trucial States) in the Arabian Peninsula and the United Kingdom.
20 May: Trinity House is established as a guild of mariners in Deptford to regulate pilotage. [23] 13 June: Henry Grace à Dieu is built at the new Woolwich Dockyard and is dedicated in Erith. At over 1,000 tons, she is the largest warship in the world at this time. [9] [57] [58]
1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1811th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 811th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1810s decade. As of the start of 1811, the ...