Explore 30 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1789.
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When the Privy Council report was published on 25 April 1789, it was finally time for Wilberforce to make his delayed entry into the Parliamentary campaign, after months of planning Wilberforce makes his first major speech on the subject of abolition
Wilberforce draws on Thomas Clarksons evidence in the Commons, he describes in detail the appalling conditions in which slaves travelled from Africa
Wilberforce draws on Thomas Clarksons evidence in the Commons, he describes in detail the appalling conditions in which slaves travelled from Africa. When the Privy Council report was published on 25 April 1789, it was finally time for Wilberforce to make his delayed entry into the Parliamentary campaign, after months of planning Wilberforce makes his first major speech on the subject of abolition
Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn, Enceladus
Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn, Mimas, only 250 miles in diameter
Blake developed The Book of Thel, a poetic dialogue considering innocence and mortality.
Publication of "Catalogue of a Second Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars"
Adds another 1,000 entries to The Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
Blake's Songs of Innocence included a poem about a chimney sweeper and the exploitation of children.
In Herschels 1789 catalog of deep sky objects, his second such, he became the first to use the name globular cluster as their description. First uses the term "globular cluster" in his Catalogue of a Second Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
Wollstonecraft published The Female Reader under the pseudonym Mr Cresswick, selecting reading material for young women.
First uses the term "globular cluster" in his Catalogue of a Second Thousand New Nebulae and Clusters of Stars
Comes out of his first bout of insanity
Publication of "Introduction to the Principles of Morals & Legislation"
The Lamb appeared in Songs of Innocence and associated creation with childhood and religious symbolism.
The Little Black Boy appeared in Songs of Innocence, confronting race, religion and spiritual equality.
Appointed Lord of the Treasury
Appointed Lord of the Treasury
The Admiralty orders a frigate to arrest the crew who had cast Captain Bligh adrift
Created Viscount Sydney
Created the Earl of Munster
Created the Duke of Clarence
Pitt passes a Bill introducing a restricted form of Regency controlled by Parliament
Paine welcomed the early French Revolution and engaged with debates about political rights and monarchy.
Burke became increasingly critical of revolutionary developments in France and their implications for political order.
Wilberforce leads the establishment of the Society for Suppression of Vice and Encouragement of Religion to curb political aspiration and support for the French Revolution
Wilberforce leads the establishment of the Society for Suppression of Vice and Encouragement of Religion to curb political aspiration and support for the French Revolution
Blake issued Songs of Innocence as an illuminated collection combining lyric verse and imagery.
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Boulton demonstrates mechanised coin production using steam-powered machinery at Soho.
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