Events
Bridgewater Canal builtRichard Arkwright invents spinning frameJames Watt invents rotary steam engineNapoleon Wars where Britain fought FranceThe Luddite riotsStockton to Darlington railway opensSadler’s Report on working conditionsSlave trade abolishedThe Grand National Consolidated Trades Union is set upPhotography is inventedMines Act: no children under 10 years old to workTen hours act: no worker to work more than 10 hours a dayCrimean War where Britain fought the Russian EmpireLondon Underground is openedThe Clifton Suspension Bridge is finishedBoer War starts where Britain fought the Boers (South Africans)
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