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Great fire destroyed houses of parliament
fire is burning politicians -
Houses of parliament construction starting
new houses -
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Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' is published
Serial publication dates: I – February 1837 (chapters 1–2)
II – March 1837 (chapters 3–4)
XXIII – March 1839 (chapter 51)
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The first photograph taken, by Louis Daguerre in France and William Henry Fox-Talbot in Britain.
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People's Charter advocates social and political reform
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William IV died and his niece Victoria became Queen at the age of 18
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Slavery is abolished in the British empire
first social justice warriors -
London-Birmingham line opens and the railway boom starts
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Britain defeated China in the Opium War and made China sign the Treaty of Nanking. Britain was given Hong Kong.
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Prime Minister Viscount Melbourne resigns and sparks a political crisis
