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British Reform Act passed
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Charles Dickens publishes the Pickwick papers
Written for publication as a serial, The Pickwick Papers is a sequence of loosely-related adventures written by Charles Dicken. -
Queen Victoria acends to the throne
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Victorian Era
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Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer.
Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days. -
Charles Dickens publishes Oliver twist
Oliver Twist, subtitled The Parish Boy's Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. -
The Penny Post went into effect
British Postal system -
Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield.
He had been naturalised and granted the British style of Royal Highness beforehand. For the next 17 years, he was known as HRH Prince Albert. -
Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol.
Sold out completely in 6 days. -
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The Irish Potato Famine
a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. It is also known, mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine. -
Brunel built the S. S. Great Britain
the first propeller driven steamship. Completed in 1843, Maiden voyage was in 1845 -
Charles Dickens published David Copperfield.
David Copperfield is the common name of the eighth novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a novel in 1850. Its full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). -
the Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held at the Crystal Palace which was especially built to house this exhibition. Six million tickets sold. -
The Crimean War erupts
The Crimean War is known for logistical and tactical errors during the land campaign on both sides (the naval side saw a successful Allied campaign which eliminated most of the ships of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea). Nonetheless, it is sometimes considered to be one of the first "modern" wars as it "introduced technical changes which affected the future course of warfare", including the first tactical use of railways and the electric telegraph. -
Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea during the war
Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea to organize the nursing during the war, pioneers modern medicine -
Crimean war ends
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Charles Dickens Publishes "A tale of Two Cities"
Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities which was based on the French Revolution of 1789 -
Brunel dies
British mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. -
Charles Darwin published "Origin of the Species"
controversial at the time -
Florence Nightgale published the first nursing textbooks
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Charles Dickens published Great Expectations,
considered to be his best novel -
Prince Albert dies at the age of 42
Prince Albert died from Typhoid Fever, sends his wife and queen of england, Victoria, into deep depression -
Disraeli introduces a law giving voting rights to taxpayers.
