7 January 1807DecreeGeorge Nugent Temple Grenville Temple, 3rd
Answers Napoleon's decree by British Order in Council closing coastal waters to France
Historical records for Great Britain in 1807, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Answers Napoleon's decree by British Order in Council closing coastal waters to France
A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, an essay summarizing the evidence, is published by Wilberforce and forms the basis for the final phase of the campaign
Charles Grey moves for a second reading in the Commons, as tributes are made to Wilberforce, who had laboured for the cause during the preceding twenty years, the bill was carried by 283 votes to 16
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term
Grenvilles "Ministry of all talents" collapses after failure to emancipate Catholics
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term, given key responsibilities for the countrys diplomacy in the Napoleonic Wars
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term, given key responsibilities for the countrys diplomacy in the Napoleonic Wars
Royal Assent is given to an Act abolishing slavery
The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent
Royal Assent is given to an Act abolishing slavery
The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent
The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent
Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland
Appointed Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
Palmerston stood again for the Cambridge seat in May but he lost by three votes after he advised his supporters to vote for the other Tory candidate in the two-member constituency so as to ensure a Tory was elected
Palmerston enters Parliament as Tory MP for the pocket borough of Newport on the Isle of Wight
Palmerston enters Parliament as Tory MP for the pocket borough of Newport on the Isle of Wight
Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal
Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Wellington
Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal
Sets sail from Cork in Ireland for Portugal
Sent to Portugal with 10,000 men
Wellington reaches Coruna in Portugal
Joins the Danish expedition
Wellingtons brigade captures Lyngby, Denmark
Wellingtons brigade is the 1st to secure a beachhead
Wellingtons brigade drives away a Danish force of 4,000
Wellingtons brigade is reponsible defending supply lines
Appointed Commander in Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France
Appointed Commander in Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France
Appointed Commander in Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France
Wellington informs his superiors he has cleared Zealand of resistance
The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen
The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen
Claims his rockets have caused 1 million pounds worth of damage
The block-making plant is judged capable of meeting the Royal Navy's full requirement for pulley blocks.
Russia signs a Treaty with France breaking the Anglon alliance against France
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Dissolved after Grey proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy
Proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy, the King dissolves Parliament
Castlereagh & Canning have a duel
Appointed Home Secretary, 3rd term
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 2nd term
Elected Member of Parliament for Midhurst
Appointed Minister of the Mint
Publishes an account of Nelson's final hours.
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Grey remains out of office for 23 years. Attempts to secure Catholic emancipation are opposed by George III & other Minister's
Votes for the abolition of the British slave trade, despite Liverpool merchant opposition.
Wilberforces bill passes all its stages through the House of Commons but it was too late in the Parliamentary session for it to complete its passage through the House of Lords
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