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Date |
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| 1 | 1788 | - 1788—1788: Law passed requiring that chimney sweepers be a minimum of 8 years old.
- 26 Jan 1788—26 Jan 1788: First convicts & free settlers arrive in New South Wales, eleven ships commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip
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| 2 | 1792 | - 1792—1792: Repression in Britain (restrictions on freedom of the press)
- 1 Dec 1792—1 Dec 1792: King's Proclamation drawing out the British militia
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| 3 | 1793 | - 15 Apr 1793—15 Apr 1793: £5 notes first issued by the Bank of England
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| 4 | 1794 | - 1794—1794: Abolition of Parish Register duties
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| 5 | 1795 | - 1795—1795: The Famine Year
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| 6 | 1796 | - 1796—1796: Legacy Tax on sums over £20 excluding those to wives, children, parents and
grandparents
- 1796—1796: Pitt's Reign of Terror': More treason trials - leading radicals emigrate
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| 7 | 1798 | - 1798—1798: First planned human experiment with vaccination, to test theories of Edward Jenner
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| 8 | 1801 | - 1801—1801: Grand Union Canal opens in England
- 10 Mar 1801—10 Mar 1801: First census puts the population of England and Wales at 9,168,000. Population of Britain nearly 11 million (75% rural)
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| 9 | 1803 | - 1803—1803: Poaching made a Capital offense in England if capture resisted
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| 10 | 1805 | - 21 Oct 1805—21 Oct 1805: Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar
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| 11 | 1811 | - 5 Feb 1811—5 Feb 1811: Prince of Wales (future George IV) made Regent after George III deemed insane
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| 12 | 1815 | - 18 Jun 1815—18 Jun 1815: The Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena
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| 13 | 1816 | - 1816—1816: Large scale emigration to North America
- 1816—1816: For the first time British silver coins were produced with an intrinsic value substantially
below their face value
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| 14 | 1819 | - 1819—1819: Britain returns to gold standard
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| 15 | 1820 | - 29 Jan 1820—29 Jan 1820: Accession of George IV, previously Prince Regent
- 1 Aug 1820—1 Aug 1820: Regent's Canal in London opens
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