Historical place archive

Kensington in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Kensington in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records5 event labels5 people1714–1933

Historical events in Kensington

1714

1 August 1714
Death of Anne
Anne · House of Stewart

Death of Anne

1 August 1714
Succession
Anne · House of Stewart

The Elector of Hanover is proclaimed George I 18 hrs after Annes death

1760

25 October 1760
Death of George II
George II · House of Hanover

Death of George II, at Kensington Palace

1819

24 May 1819
Birth of Victoria
Victoria · House of Saxe-Coburg

Birth of Victoria, to Edward Duke of Kent & Mary daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg

1932

27 July 1932
Conference of World Economic
Neville Chamberlain · National Government

Fails to agree on methods to check spread of trade barriers

1933

12 June 1933
Conference of World Economic
George V · House of Windsor

Opens the 64 Country conference in Kensington, London

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Kensington. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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