Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1842 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Mayflower lands - 1620, IRA Bomb Birmingham - 1974
Famous and historic events from 1842
Massacre and Humiliation in Afghanistan
Treaty of Nanking
Victoria - First Sovereign to Take the Train
Famous Britons born in 1842
Arthur Sullivan
Charles Lapworth
John Brunner
John Strutt - Lord Rayleigh
Osborne Reynolds
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
Ashes Fever |
Coast |
Churchill |
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