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Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria ascends to the throne Charles Dickens published The Pickwick Papers and gained instant notariety -
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer. Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days. -
Queen Victorian
Queen Victorian married her cousin Prince Albert The Penny Post went into effect -
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol. Sold out completely in 6 days. -
Potato famine began in Ireland
The potato famine began in Ireland -
Brunel Built the S.S. Great Britain
Brunel built the S. S. Great Britain, the first propeller driven steamship. -
charles dickens
Charles Dickens published David Copperfield. -
Crystal Palace
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held at the Crystal Palace which was especially built to house this exhibition. Six million tickets sold. -
War Breaks Out
Crimean war breaks out -
Florence Nightgale
Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea to organize the nursing during the war -
war ends
Crimean war ends -
Charles Dickens
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" -
Florence Nightgale
Florence Nightgale published the first nursing textbooks Charles Dickens published Great Expectations, considered to be his best novel