Romantic Period

Queen Victoria ascends to the throne

Mar 27, 1837

Charles Dickens published The Pickwick Papers and gained instant notariety

Mar 27, 1837

Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist

Mar 27, 1838

Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer. Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days.

Mar 27, 1838

Queen Victorian married her cousin Prince Albert

Mar 27, 1840

The Penny Post went into effect

Mar 27, 1840

Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol. Sold out completely in 6 days

Mar 27, 1843

The potato famine began in Ireland

Mar 27, 1844

Brunel built the S. S. Great Britain, the first propeller driven steamship

Mar 27, 1845

Charles Dickens published David Copperfield

Mar 27, 1849

The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held at the Crystal Palace which was especially built to house this exhibition. Six million tickets sold.

Mar 27, 1851

Crimean war breaks out

Mar 27, 1853

Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea to organize the nursing during the war

Mar 27, 1854

Crimean war ends

Mar 27, 1856

Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities which was based on the French Revolution of 1789 Brunel dies Charles Darwin published the controversial "Origin of the Species

Mar 27, 1859

Florence Nightgale published the first nursing textbooks Charles Dickens published Great Expectations, considered to be his best novel

Mar 27, 1860

Prince Albert died from Typhoid fever at the age of 42

Mar 27, 1861

Disraeli introduces a law giving voting rights to taxpayers

Mar 27, 1867

Disraeli became Prime Minister, at post only a few months Last shipment of criminals from England to Australia

Mar 27, 1868

Charles Dickens dies

Mar 27, 1870

Disraeli became Prime Minister for second time and governs until 1880

Mar 27, 1874

Disraeli purchases Suez Canal shares gaining the controlling interest for Britain

Mar 27, 1875

Disraeli gives the title "Empress of India" to Queen Victoria

Mar 27, 1876

The telephone, the invention of Alexander Graham Bell, became available Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. First recording and playback was "Mary had a little lamb"

Mar 27, 1877

The electric light bulb was invented by American Thomas Edison

Mar 27, 1879

Disraeli died

Mar 27, 1881

First automobile built by Karl Benz

Mar 27, 1885

Jack the Ripper terrorized the East End of London

Mar 27, 1888

New Zealand became first country to give women the right to vote

Mar 27, 1893

Queen Victoria died

Mar 27, 1901