On June 16.1836 ; The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement. source
On June 16.1836 ; The formation of the London Working Men's Association gives rise to the Chartist Movement.
On June 27.2007 ; Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. source
On June 27.2007 ; Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997.
On July 1. 1837 ; A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales. source
On July 1. 1837 ; A system of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is established in England and Wales.
On July 4.1837 ; Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool. source
On July 4.1837 ; Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
On July 5.1841 ; Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough source
On July 5.1841 ; Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough
On July 6.1892 ; Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain. source
On July 6.1892 ; Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
On July 12.1963 ; Pauline Reade, who was 16 years old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. source
On July 12.1963 ; Pauline Reade, who was 16 years old, disappears on her way to a dance at the British Railways Club in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
On July 19.1821 ; Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom. source
On July 19.1821 ; Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
On July 19.1843 ; Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world. source
On July 19.1843 ; Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.
On July 23.1943 ; The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England. source
On July 23.1943 ; The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
On July 29.1981 ; A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. source
On July 29.1981 ; A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
On August 1.1800 ; The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. source
On August 1.1800 ; The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
On August 9.1902 ; Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. source
On August 9.1902 ; Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
On August 18. 1783 ; A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast. source
On August 18. 1783 ; A huge fireball meteor is seen across Great Britain as it passes over the east coast.
On August 19. 1759 ; Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. source
On August 19. 1759 ; Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
On August 21.1770 ; James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales. source
On August 21.1770 ; James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
On August 27.1914 ; Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat. source
On August 27.1914 ; Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
On September 6.1997 ; The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television. source
On September 6.1997 ; The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales takes place in London. Well over a million people lined the streets and 2.5 billion watched around the world on television.
On September 11.1709 ; Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France. source
On September 11.1709 ; Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
On September 12.1906 ; The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. source
On September 12.1906 ; The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
On September 15.1795 ; Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic. source
On September 15.1795 ; Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic.
On October 6.1762 ; Seven Years' War: Conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war. source
On October 6.1762 ; Seven Years' War: Conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
On October 10.1957 ; The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world's first major nuclear accident. source
On October 10.1957 ; The Windscale fire in Cumbria, U.K. is the world's first major nuclear accident.
On November 4.1839 ; Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain. source
On November 4.1839 ; Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
On November 5.1768 ; Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. ra source
On November 5.1768 ; Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. ra
On November 9.1729 ; Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville. source
On November 9.1729 ; Spain, France and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Seville.
On November 18.1901 ; Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama. source
On November 18.1901 ; Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
On November 18.2003 ; In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing Section 28, becomes effective. source
On November 18.2003 ; In the United Kingdom, the Local Government Act 2003, repealing Section 28, becomes effective.
On November 20.1947 ; The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London. source
On November 20.1947 ; The Princess Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who becomes the Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey in London.
On November 22.1990 ; British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership. source
On November 22.1990 ; British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Prime-Ministership.