Tunnelling Shield
Brunel patents a tunnelling shield that allows miners to excavate in protected compartments while brickwork is built behind them.
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1818 in Great Britain
Explore 16 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1818.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1818
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July
Marriage
William IV marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Marriage
William IV marries Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Other events (month unknown)
1st Blood Transfusion
Successfully performs the 1st blood transfusion
American Exile Editorial Letters
Cobbett continued his political advocacy from the United States, connecting the Register's readers with his observations abroad.
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Educational Reform Questions Considered
Discussion of education and institutional reform belonged to the Review's wider Whig intellectual agenda in the postwar period.
Frankenstein
Publication of "Frankenstein"
Governor
Appointed Governor of Sumatra
Invention of Gearing
Introduces high-velocity gearing to increase the speed of spinning machinery
Meets Patron John Linnell
Blake met John Linnell, whose support encouraged major illustration projects late in his career.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Hull
Northanger Abbey
Publication of "Persuasion". Publication of "Northanger Abbey"
Persuasion
Publication of "Persuasion". Publication of "Northanger Abbey"
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Secretary of Paris Embassy
Appointed Secretary to the embassy at Paris, 1st term
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