15 February 1832Discovery of Adelaide IslandJohn Biscoe
Discovers the Adelaide Island
Historical records for Great Britain in 1832, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Discovers the Adelaide Island
Lands on Anvers Island and reports a more extensive coastline, naming the region Graham Land after Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty
Biscoe lands on Anvers Island and claims to have sighted the mainland of the Antarctic continent
A more extensive coastline is spotted, surmising again that he had encountered a continent, Biscoe names the area "Graham Land", after First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham
Reform Bill, 3rd, 1 of the 4 framers of the Bill which passes through the Commons
Reform Bill, 3rd, passes through the Lords, 12 Bishops for & 16 against
Grey and Henry Brougham meet the king and ask him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords, William IV refuses
Lord Greys Government resigns and William IV now ask the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new Government. Grey and Henry Brougham meet the king and ask him to create a large number of Wigg peers in order to get the Reform Bill passed in the House of Lords, William IV refuses
Reform Bill, 3rd, a Lords amendment seeks to safeguard pocket boroughs
Lord Greys Government resigns and William IV now ask the leader of the Tories, the Duke of Wellington, to form a new Government
Offers William IV his resignation his refusal to create peers to pass the Reform Bill
The franchise is extended to the upper middle class
The 3rd Reform Bill is passed
The 3rd Reform Bill is passed. The franchise is extended to the upper middle class. Constituencies are created in new towns, rotten & pocket boroughs abolished
Death of Jeremy Bentham
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Scottish Parliamentary Reform Bill
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Scottish Parliamentary Reform Bill
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Irish Parliamentary Reform Bill
Attwood is elected as one of Birmingham's first Members of Parliament.
The Board of Admiralty is given responsibility for administering the Navy
Birmingham Botanical Gardens opens as a centre for horticulture, education and recreation.
Brunel designs a deep scouring sluice to draw accumulated silt from the harbour into the tidal River Avon.
Brunel designs three shallow sluices to regulate the water level within Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Brunel investigates the severe accumulation of mud and silt affecting shipping in Bristol's Floating Harbour.
Brunel recommends a dredging drag boat to scrape mud from the quay walls toward the harbour's scouring sluice.
Charts new Antarctic coastline and by the end of April becomes one of the earliest navigators to circumnavigate Antarctic waters after Cook and Bellingshausen
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, is passed as an Act of Parliament that introduces wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom
The Representation of the People Act 1832, grants seats in the House of Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and took away seats from the "rotten boroughs".
The Representation of the People Act 1832, increases the number of individuals entitled to vote, increasing the size of the electorate by 50-80%, and allowing a total of one out of six adult males to vote, in a population of some 14 million.
The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament. Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister
Death of Thomas Hardy
Grants Greek independence
Grants Greek independence
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, is passed as an Act of Parliament that introduces wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. Coercion Bill, gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland powers to suppress meetings
The Representation of the People Act 1832, grants seats in the House of Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and took away seats from the "rotten boroughs".
The Representation of the People Act 1832, increases the number of individuals entitled to vote, increasing the size of the electorate by 50-80%, and allowing a total of one out of six adult males to vote, in a population of some 14 million.
With the threat of new peers many Lords abstain & the Reform Bill is passed. The 3rd Reform Bill passes through the Lords but a wrecking motion defeats it.
Gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland unlimited powers to suppress public meetings
Becomes one of Birmingham’s first MPs after parliamentary reform.
Elected to Parliament in 1832 as Tory Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark, partly through the influence of the local patron, the Duke of Newcastle
Is elected for Birmingham after the Reform Act grants the town representation.
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, is passed as an Act of Parliament that introduces wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom
Brunel meets Mary Elizabeth Horsley through his friendship with his brother-in-law Benjamin Hawes.
Gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland unlimited powers to suppress public meetings
The Representation of the People Act 1832, increases the number of individuals entitled to vote, increasing the size of the electorate by 50-80%, and allowing a total of one out of six adult males to vote, in a population of some 14 million.
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, is passed as an Act of Parliament that introduces wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. Coercion Bill, gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland powers to suppress meetings
The Representation of the People Act 1832, grants seats in the House of Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and took away seats from the "rotten boroughs".
With the threat of new peers many Lords abstain & the Reform Bill is passed. The 3rd Reform Bill passes through the Lords but a wrecking motion defeats it.
The Reform Act abolishes the King's power to buy seats in Parliament. Parliament is free to choose its own Prime Minister. 1st Reform Bill, threatens to create extra piers if the Lords do not pass the bill
1st publication of, "Westminster Review"
Publication of "Westminster Review"
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