Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1840 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:
Alfred Becomes King of Wessex - 0871, English order of knighthood founded - 1348, Birth of Shakespeare - 1564, Death of Shakespeare - 1616, Charles II is crowned - 1661, First Broadcast by British Monarch - 1924, Death of Blair Peach - 1979
Famous and historic events from 1840
1st British Colonists reach New Zealand
Penny Black issued (worlds 1st stamp)
Postal service (penny post) begins in Britain
Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert
Treaty of Waitangi
Famous Britons born in 1840
Benjamin Baker
Charles Booth
Charles Warren
George Smith
John Rhys
John Stainer
John Symonds
Sophia Jex-Blake
Thomas Cobden-Sanderson
Thomas Hardy
Wilfrid Blunt
Recommended Books:
A Picture of Britain |
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