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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 .
2 July & 1 August – Acts of Union 1800: The complementary Union with Ireland Act 1800, an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and Act of Union (Ireland) 1800, an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, are passed by the respective legislatures, to unite the Kingdom of Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain into the United Kingdom of Great Britain ...
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
Current events; Random article; ... Articles and events specifically related to the decade 1800s in the United Kingdom. 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; ... 1800s in England ...
Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War that occurred on Saint Crispin's Day, near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France. 1421 6 December Henry VI, the future king of England (r. 1422~1471), is born to parents Henry V and Catherine of Valois. 1442 28 April
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.
27 April: London Zoo opens in Regent's Park for members of the Zoological Society of London, the first scientific zoo in the United Kingdom, [57] [58] and the Tower of London menagerie is transferred there. 21 June: King's College London is founded as a secular institution. [1] July: The stone Kingston Bridge opens. 12 August: The Kensington ...
Londoners saw widespread violence during upheavals such as the Gordon Riots. Many modern-day cultural institutions come from 18th century London, such as the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Academy, the British Museum, the Royal Thames Yacht Club, Lord's Cricket Ground, The Times, The Observer, Theatre Royal Haymarket, and the Royal Opera House.