Birth of Victoria
Birth of Victoria, to Edward Duke of Kent & Mary daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1819 in Great Britain
Explore 22 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1819.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1819
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 22 of 22 unique records.
22Unique records
1 of 1Page
22Named events on this page
15Named people on this page
8Places on this page
May
June
Birth of Charles Kingsley
Birth of Charles Kingsley
July
Cash Payments Act
Peel sponsors legislation directing a phased resumption of Bank of England gold payments.
Resumption of Cash Payments
Peel sponsors legislation directing the Bank of England to resume gold convertibility.
August
Death of James Watt
James Watt dies at Heathfield in Handsworth after a celebrated engineering career.
Other events (month unknown)
Battersea Engineering Experience Shapes Career
Brunel's mechanised timber work at Battersea formed part of his broader career designing labour saving industrial equipment.
Cotton Mills Act Restricts Child Employment
Legislation championed by Robert Peel prohibited the employment of children below nine in cotton mills.
Cotton Mills Act Restricts Child Labour
Peel's factory legislation prohibited employment of very young children and restricted hours for others in cotton mills.
Cotton Mills Restrict Child Labour
Legislation associated with Sir Robert Peel prohibited the employment of very young children in cotton mills and limited older children's hours.
Ivanhoe
Publication of "Ivanhoe"
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Marlborough
Peterloo and Parliamentary Reform Crisis
The Peterloo massacre accelerated the national argument over electoral rights and repression that animated radical publishers.
Prometheus Unbound
Publication of "Prometheus Unbound"
Reform Crisis Creates Editorial Context
Mass protests and controversy over the Peterloo massacre intensified the public debates surrounding the Edinburgh Review.
Reform Meeting
Speaks for parliamentary reform as Birmingham reformers respond to national agitation.
Resumption of Cash Payments Act
Peel leads legislation requiring the Bank of England to resume gold payments in stages, creating the statutory route back from wartime paper money to convertibility.
Return From America and Stamp Duty
Cobbett returned to Britain as higher stamp duty requirements weakened the viability of the cheap Register edition.
Rule of Singapore
Founds Singapore
Singapore
Founds Singapore
Six Acts Parliamentary Discussions
Parliament debated restrictive legislation after the Peterloo massacre, leaving a record of arguments over public assembly and press freedom.
Visionary Heads Drawings Begin
Blake began producing visionary portrait drawings for John Varley, depicting historical and imagined figures.
Young Cotton Workers Receive Hours Limit
The 1819 Cotton Mills Act limited the work of children aged nine to sixteen in covered mills to twelve hours a day.
How these records were prepared
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.