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| 1 | 1798 | - 1798—1798: First planned human experiment with vaccination, to test theories of Edward Jenner
- February 1798—February 1798: The Irish Rebellion; 100,000 peasants revolt; approximately 25,000 die - Irish
Parliament abolished (Feb-Oct)
- 1 August 1798—1 August 1798: Battle of the Nile (won by Nelson)
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| 2 | 1799 | - 1799—1799: Foundation of Royal Military College Sandhurst by the Duke of York
- 1799—1799: Foundation of the Royal Institution of Great Britain
- 9 January 1799—9 January 1799: Pitt brings in 10% income tax, as a wartime financial measure
- 12 July 1799—12 July 1799: 'Combination Laws' in Britain against political associations and combinations
- 15 July 1799—15 July 1799: ?Rosetta Stone' discovered in Egypt made possible the deciphering (in 1822) of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
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| 3 | 1800 | - 1800—1800: Electric light first produced by Sir Humphrey Davy
- 1800—1800: Use of high pressure steam pioneered by Richard Trevithick (1771-1833)
- 1800—1800: Royal College of Surgeons founded
- 1800—1800: Herschel discovers infra-red light
- 1800—1800: Volta makes first electrical battery
- 2 July 1800—2 July 1800: Parliamentary union of Great Britain and Ireland
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| 4 | 1801 | - 1801—1801: Grand Union Canal opens in England
- 1801—1801: Elgin Marbles brought from Athens to London
- 1 January 1801—1 January 1801: Union Jack becomes the official British flag
- 10 March 1801—10 March 1801: First census puts the population of England and Wales at 9,168,000. Population of Britain nearly 11 million (75% rural)
- 24 December 1801—24 December 1801: Richard Trevithick built the first self-propelled passenger carrying road loco
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| 5 | 1802 | - 25 March 1802—25 March 1802: Treaty of Amiens signed by Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands ? the 'Peace of Amiens' as it was known brought a temporary peace of 14 months during the Napoleonic Wars ? one of its most important cultural effects was that travel and correspondence across the English Channel became possible again
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| 6 | 1803 | - 1803—1803: Poaching made a Capital offense in England if capture resisted
- 1803—1803: Richard Trevithick built another steam carriage and ran it in London as the first
self-propelled vehicle in the capital and the first London bus
- 1803—1803: Semaphore signaling perfected by Admiral Popham
- 30 April 1803—30 April 1803: Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon sells French possessions in America to United States
- 12 May 1803—12 May 1803: Peace of Amiens ends ? resumption of war with France ? The Napoleonic Wars (1803-18l5)
- 23 July 1803—23 July 1803: First public railway opens (Surrey Iron Railway, 9 miles from Wandsworth to
Croydon, horse-drawn)
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| 7 | 1804 | - 1804—1804: Matthew Flinders recommends that the newly discovered country, New Holland, be renamed 'Australia'
- 21 February 1804—21 February 1804: Richard Trevithick runs his railway engine on the Penydarren Railway (9.5 miles
from Pen-y-Darren to Abercynon in South Wales) this hauled a train with 10 tons of
iron and 70 passengers. It was commemorated by the Royal Mint in 2004 in the form of
A ?2 coin.
- 3 March 1804—3 March 1804: John Wedgwood (eldest son of the potter Josiah Wedgwood) founds The Royal
Horticultural Society
- 2 December 1804—2 December 1804: Napoleon declares himself Emperor of the French
- 12 December 1804—12 December 1804: Spain declares war on Britain
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| 8 | 1805 | - 1805—1805: London docks opened
- 21 October 1805—21 October 1805: Admiral Nelson's victory at Trafalgar
- 2 December 1805—2 December 1805: Battle of Austerlitz; Napoleon defeats Austrians and Russians
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| 9 | 1806 | - 1806—1806: Dartmoor Prison opened (built by French prisoners)
- 9 January 1806—9 January 1806: Nelson buried in St Paul's cathedral, London
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| 10 | 1807 | - 25 March 1807—25 March 1807: Parliament passes Act prohibiting slavery and the importation of slaves from 1808 ? but does not prohibit colonial slavery
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| 11 | 1808 | - 1808—1808: Gas lighting in London streets
- 13 July 1808—13 July 1808: 'Hot Wednesday' ? temperature of 101?F in the shade recorded in London
- 20 December 1808—20 December 1808: Beethoven premieres his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy together in Vienna
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| 12 | 1809 | - 12 February 1809—12 February 1809: Birth of Charles Darwin
- 18 September 1809—18 September 1809: Royal Opera House opens in London
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| 13 | 1810 | - 1810—1810: John McAdam begins road construction in England, giving his name to the process of
road metalling
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| 14 | 1811 | - 5 February 1811—5 February 1811: Prince of Wales (future George IV) made Regent after George III deemed insane
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| 15 | 1812 | - 11 May 1812—11 May 1812: Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, assassinated ? shot as he entered the House of Commons by a bankrupt Liverpool broker, John Bellingham, who was subsequently hanged
- 18 June 1812—18 June 1812: Start of American 'War of 1812' (to 1814) against England and Canada
- October 1812—October 1812: Napoleon retreats from Moscow with catastrophic losses
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| 16 | 1813 | - 1813—1813: Ireland: First recorded '12th of July' sectarian riots in Belfast
- 1813—1813: Jane Austen wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'
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| 17 | 1814 | - 1 January 1814—1 January 1814: Invasion of France by Allies
- 6 April 1814—6 April 1814: Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba
- 13 August 1814—13 August 1814: Convention of London signed, a treaty between the UK and the Dutch
- 24 August 1814—24 August 1814: The British burn the White House
- 29 November 1814—29 November 1814: 'The Times' first printed by a 'mechanical apparatus' (at 1100 sheets per hour)
- 24 December 1814—24 December 1814: Treaty of Ghent signed ending the 1812 war between Britain and the US
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1798 - 1814 (16 years) 
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