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Great Britain in 1826

Historical records for Great Britain in 1826, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

19Records
18Events
16Named people
8Places
12Categories

Historical records

April

4 April 1826Independence of Great BritainArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Tory Party

Wellington signs the Saint Petersburg Protocol with Russia to intervene in the Greek revolt against Turkey

4 April 1826Independence of GreeceArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Tory Party

Wellington signs the Saint Petersburg Protocol with Russia to intervene in the Greek revolt against Turkey

4 April 1826Protocol-Saint PetersburgArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1st

Saint Petersburg · Politics / Tory Party

Wellington signs the Saint Petersburg Protocol with Russia to intervene in the Greek revolt against Turkey

April 1826Resident EngineerIsambard Kingdom Brunel

Rotherhithe · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel takes over as resident engineer of the Thames Tunnel after John Armstrong resigns through illness.

April 1826Thames TunnelIsambard Kingdom Brunel

Rotherhithe · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel becomes resident engineer after John Armstrong resigns because of illness and exhaustion.

July

21 July 1826Birth of Edward Henry StanleyEdward Henry Stanley Derby, 15th

House / House of Stanley

Birth of Edward Henry Stanley

November

10 November 1826Birth of Joseph ArchJoseph Arch

Bradford · Politics / NAU

Birth of Joseph Arch

Other Events

1826CaptainJames Thomas Brudenell Cardigan, 7th

Warfare / Military

Appointed Captain

1826Cumberland TerraceJohn Nash

London · Arts / Architecture

Completes the construction of Cumberland Terrace

1826Invention of StoveJames Sharp

Northampton · Science / Technology

Invents the 1st commercially available gas stove

1826Invention of Tea PackagingJohn Hornimann

Science / Technology

Invents a method for sealing tea in lead-lined packages

1826MedalJohn Frederick William Herschel

Science / Astronomy

Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1826Member of ParliamentAnthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 7th

Politics / Whig Party

Elected Member of Parliament

1826Member of ParliamentJames Robert George Graham Graham, 2nd

Carlisle · Politics / Whig Party

Elected Member of Parliament for Carlisle

1826Menai BridgeThomas Telford

Menai Straits · Arts / Architecture

Completes the construction of the Menai Suspension Bridge

1826Owen CommunitiesRobert Owen

Orbiston · Politics / Co-operative Movement

Orbiston community closes when the iron industry refuses to share its profits

1826Secretary of Paris EmbassyFitzroy Somerset Raglan, 1st

Warfare / Military

Appointed Secretary to the embassy at Paris, 2nd term

1826Speculative SocietyJohn Stewart Mill

Humanities / Philosophy

Appointed Member of Speculative Society

1826Vivian GreyBenjamin Disraeli Beaconsfield

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Vivian Grey"

Names involved

Anthony Ashley-Cooper Shaftesbury, 7thArthur Wellesley Wellington, 1stBenjamin Disraeli BeaconsfieldEdward Henry Stanley Derby, 15thFitzroy Somerset Raglan, 1stIsambard Kingdom BrunelJames Robert George Graham Graham, 2ndJames SharpJames Thomas Brudenell Cardigan, 7thJohn Frederick William HerschelJohn HornimannJohn NashJohn Stewart MillJoseph ArchRobert OwenThomas Telford

Places involved

BradfordCarlisleLondonMenai StraitsNorthamptonOrbistonRotherhitheSaint Petersburg

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.