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== Events ==
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* January 1 – [[Trienio Liberal]] in [[History of Spain (1814–73)|Spain]]: A constitutionalist military insurrection at [[Cádiz]] leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7).
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* January 29 – [[George IV of the United Kingdom]] ascends the throne, on the death at [[Windsor Castle]] of his father [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] (after 59 years on the throne), ending the period known as the [[British Regency]]. There will be a gap of 21 years before the title [[Prince of Wales]] is next used.
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* February 23 – [[Cato Street Conspiracy]]: A plot to murder the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom]] is exposed in England; the principals are the last to suffer [[decapitation]], following their [[hanging]] for treason outside [[Newgate Prison]] in London, on May 1.
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* March 10 – The [[Royal Astronomical Society]] is founded in [[London]].
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* April 1 – A proclamation, signed "By order of the Committee of Organisation for forming a Provisional Government", begins the "[[Radical War]]" in Scotland.
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* April 12 – [[Alexander Ypsilantis]] is declared leader of ''[[Filiki Eteria]]'', a secret organization to overthrow [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule over Greece.
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* May 1 – The last [[Hanged, drawn and quartered|hanging, drawing and quartering]] in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] is meted out to the [[Cato Street Conspiracy|Cato Street conspirators]] for treason (only hanged and beheaded).
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* May 20 – [[John Stuart Mill]] sets out on his formative boyhood trip to France.
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* June 5 – [[Caroline of Brunswick]], the estranged wife of King [[George IV of the United Kingdom]], returns to England after six years abroad in Italy, where she had been carrying on an affair; since ascending the throne in January, the King has sought to receive his government's approval for a divorce.<ref>Christopher Hibbert, ''Wellington: A Personal History'' (Da Capo Press, 1999) p220</ref>
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* June 10 – [[Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Munro]] is appointed as the British colonial [[List of colonial Governors and Presidents of Madras|Governor of the Madras Presidency]], which encompasses most of southern [[India]].<ref>T. H. Beaglehole, ''Thomas Munro and the Development of Administrative Policy in Madras 1792-1818'' (Cambridge University Press, 22010) p121</ref>
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* June 12 – [[Élie Decazes]], leader of the opposition in France's Chamber of Deputies, successfully introduces the "Law of the Double Vote", a proposal to add to the 258 existing legislators by creating 172 seats that would be "selected by special electoral colleges" made up of the wealthiest 25% of voters in each of France's departments.<ref>Munro Price, ''The Perilous Crown: France Between Revolutions, 1814-1848'' (Pan Macmillan, 2010) p108</ref>
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* July – A revolt under [[Guglielmo Pepe]] forces [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]] to sign a constitution modeled on the [[Spanish Constitution of 1812]].
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* July 20 – [[Saint Cronan's Boys' National School]] opens in [[Bray, County Wicklow|Bray]], [[Co. Wicklow]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] under the title ''Bray Male School''. It is the oldest school in Bray, and its notable pupils will include [[President of Ireland]] [[Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]].
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* September 15 – Revolution breaks out in [[Lisbon]], against [[John VI of Portugal]].
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* October 9 – [[Guayaquil]] [[history of Ecuador|declares independence]] from Spain.
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* October 25 – November 20 – The [[Congress of Troppau]] ([[Opava]]) is convened between the rulers of Russia, Austria and [[Prussia]].
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* December 3 – [[U.S. presidential election, 1820]]: [[James Monroe]] is re-elected, virtually unopposed.
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* The [[Argentine Confederation]] ([[Argentina]]) establishes a [[penal colony]] in the [[Falkland Islands]].
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* [[Robert Owen]] devises the [[labour voucher]].
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* 18,957 black slaves leave [[Luanda]], [[Angola]].
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* The 6th edition of the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' appears.
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* Construction work is completed on the [[Citadelle Laferrière]] in [[Haiti]], the largest [[fortification]] in the [[Americas]].
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 13 March 2021

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Pax Brittanica18151915

 

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==A Quotation== 

A Birth

TitleBornPlace of birthDiedSummary
Friedrich Engels28 November 1820Barmen
Germany
5 August 1895Author
Socialism
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References

  1. Christopher Hibbert, Wellington: A Personal History (Da Capo Press, 1999) p220
  2. T. H. Beaglehole, Thomas Munro and the Development of Administrative Policy in Madras 1792-1818 (Cambridge University Press, 22010) p121
  3. Munro Price, The Perilous Crown: France Between Revolutions, 1814-1848 (Pan Macmillan, 2010) p108