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A spindle factory is built in Birmingham
It contains five machines with 50 spindles each -
Steam powered mills
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was a writer active in the 19th century. He wrote many stories full of social critisism, which portrayed how badly the poor were living. -
The locomotive is invented
Puffing Billy, along with 2 other locomotives, was invented by William Hedley -
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Queen Victoria
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Liverpool and Manchester railroad
The two cities are now connected by a railroad, allowing for much faster transport of goods. -
Slavery throughout the Empire ended
Slavery Abolition Act -
First Reform Bill passed
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Oliver Twist serialisation
Charles Dickens writes a story heavy with social critisiscm. It is a monthly publication, lasting until April, 1839. -
Queen Victoria's coronation
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Victoria is married to Albert
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Victoria has her first child, a daughter also named Victoria
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Hong Kong is seized
During the Opium Wars, Hong Kong became a British colony -
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is published. -
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Irish Potato Famine
Widespread famine in Ireland - estimated deaths range from 750.000 to 1.5 million. -
Ten Hour Acts
Women and children are now only allowed to work 10 hours a day -
The first instantaneous photo
It is invented by William Fox Talbot -
The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition is opened. -
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale arrives at the main British Camp in the Crimean War. -
India becomes a British Crown Colony
Previously India wasn't strictly part of the British Empire (though in effect it was) -
The Civil War in the US starts
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Albert dies
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Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll publishes Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -
First female doctor in the UK
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson passes her doctorate exam with the highest mark. She is the first woman to take it. -
Education Act
Compulsory education for children below the age of 11. There is a small fee. -
Married Women's Property Act
Married women are now allowed to work and keep the money they earn for themselves. -
Compulsory education now free
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Queen Victoria dies, aged 82
