| 1837 | Queen Victoria ascends to the throne Charles Dickens published The Pickwick Papers and gained instant notariety |
| 1838 | Charles Dickens published Oliver Twist Brunel built the "Great Western, a paddle steamer. Made the Bristol/New York crossing in under 15 days. |
| 1840 | Queen Victorian married her cousin Prince Albert The Penny Post went into effect |
| 1843 | Charles Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol. Sold out completely in 6 days. |
| 1844 | The potato famine began in Ireland |
| 1845 | Brunel built the S. S. Great Britain, the first propeller driven steamship. |
| 1849 | Charles Dickens published David Copperfield. |
| 1851 | The Great Exhibition of 1851 was held at the Crystal Palace which was especially built to house this exhibition. Six million tickets sold. |
| 1853 | Crimean war breaks out |
| 1854 | Florence Nightgale goes to Crimea to organize the nursing during the war |
| 1856 | Crimean war ends |
| 1859 | Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities which was
based on the French Revolution of 1789 Brunel dies Charles Darwin published the controversial "Origin of the Species" |
| 1860 | Florence Nightgale published the first nursing textbooks Charles Dickens published Great Expectations, considered to be his best novel |
| 1861 | Prince Albert died from Typhoid fever at the age of 42 |
| 1867 | Disraeli introduces a law giving voting rights to taxpayers. |
| 1868 | Disraeli became Prime Minister, at post only a few months Last shipment of criminals from England to Australia |
| 1870 | Charles Dickens dies |
| 1874 | Disraeli became Prime Minister for second time and governs until 1880 |
| 1875 | Disraeli purchases Suez Canal shares gaining the controlling interest for Britain |
| 1876 | Disraeli gives the title "Empress of India" to Queen Victoria |
| 1877 | The telephone, the invention of Alexander Graham Bell, became
available Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. First recording and playback was "Mary had a little lamb" |
| 1879 | The electric light bulb was invented by American Thomas Edison |
| 1881 | Disraeli died |
| 1885 | First automobile built by Karl Benz |
| 1888 | Jack the Ripper terrorized the East End of London |
| 1893 | New Zealand became first country to give women the right to vote |
| 1901 | Queen Victoria died |
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