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George III's madness started the First Regency crisis.
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A Regency Bill is introduced in Parliament.
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Louis XVI accepts a constitutional monarchy.
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The Priestly Riots take place in Birmingham.
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Louis XVI and his family are arrested and held as prisoners.
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are executed.
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Lord Howe defeats the French fleet.
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Famine in England is brought on by bad harvests.
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Princess Charlotte is born to the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Nelson knighted after Battle of St. Vincent.
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Nelson is victorious at the Battle of the Nile.
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World's first income tax was established.
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Napoleon invades Italy.
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The Act of Union creates the United Kingdom.
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Peace with France.
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Napoleon negotiates the Louisiana Purchase with the United States.
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of France.
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The Battle of Trafalgar brings about death of Nelson.
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Lord Grenville becomes Prime Minister.
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Parliament passes the Slave Trade Act, ending slave trade.
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Napoleon invades Spain.
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The Duke of York involved in scandal.
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Treaty of Paris ends the war between France and Sweden.
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The Regency Act is passed by Parliament.
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The Prime Minister is assassinated.
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British forces are busy in the wars on the Spanish Peninsula and in America.
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Napoleon is defeated and exiled to Elba.
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Napoleon escapes from Elba.
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The income tax is abolished in Britain.
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Post-war economic depression and mass unemployment stir riots and protests throughout England.
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Queen Charlotte dies.
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The Peterloo Massacre inspires political protest and government restraints.
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George IV becomes king.