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Queen Victoria ascends to the throne Charles Dickens published The Pickwick Papers and gained instant notariety
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Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer. Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days.
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Queen Victorian married her cousin Prince Albert The Penny Post went into effect
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Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol. Sold out completely in 6 days.
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The potato famine began in Ireland
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Brunel built the S. S. Great Britain, the first propeller driven steamship.
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Charles Dickens published David Copperfield
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The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held at the Crystal Palace which was especially built to house this exhibition. Six million tickets sold.
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Crimean war breaks out
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Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea to organize the nursing during the war
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Crimean war ends
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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"
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Florence Nightgale published the first nursing textbooks Charles Dickens published Great Expectations, considered to be his best novel
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Prince Albert died from Typhoid fever at the age of 42
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Disraeli introduces a law giving voting rights to taxpayers.
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Disraeli became Prime Minister, at post only a few months Last shipment of criminals from England to Australia
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Charles Dickens dies
