1 May 1821Gold ConvertibilityRobert Jenkinson Liverpool, 2nd
The Bank of England resumes full gold convertibility after the Restriction Period.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1821, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Bank of England resumes full gold convertibility after the Restriction Period.
Financial losses and unpaid obligations lead to Brunel's imprisonment for debt in the King's Bench Prison.
Appointed Vice Admiral
Birth of Arthur Cayley
The government grants money to clear Brunel's debts after concern that he may leave Britain to work in Russia.
Appointed Lieutenant
Publication of "Confessions of an English Opium Eater"
Death of John Keats
Follows in the footsteps of his older brothers and attends Eton College
Publication of "Elements of Political Economy"
Brunel continues technical studies in Paris before entering practical engineering work.
Appointed Governor of New South Wales
Invents the electric motor
Paints the Hay Wain
A Parliamentary bill is passed to allow the building of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), the 25-mile railway will connect collieries near Bishop Auckland to the River Tees at Stockton, passing through Darlington, Stephenson surveyed the line, assisted by his eighteen-year-old son Robert and construction
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