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| Burial Malthus, Thomas Robert |  |
| Bath Abbey Buried at Bath Abbey |
| Death Bathurst, Henry | |
| 27th July London Death of Henry Bathurst |
| Death Malthus, Thomas Robert | |
| 23rd Dec Death of Thomas Robert Malthus |
| Diplomacy Temple, Henry John | |
| London Changes the custom of writing diplomatic despatches in French to English |
| Dismissal Lamb, William | |
| 13th Nov London Dismissed by William IV for proposing further Church reform |
| Dismissal William IV | |
| 13th Nov London Dismisses the Melbourne Cabinet, the last time a British monarch takes such an action |
| Election Peel, Robert | |
| 10th Dec The Conservatives win 273 seats, the Whigs & others 380 seats |
| Exile of Garibaldi Garibaldi, Guisseppe |  |
| Piedmont Forced into exile & sentenved to death after the faikure of the Piedmontese revolution |
| Reaches South America |
| Independence Otto of Bavaria |  |
| Athens Athens is freed from Turkish rule& a Greek nation state is founded |
| Invasion of Samos Bey, Hassan |  |
| 13th May Samos The Turkish Admiral Hassan Bey landed troops at Vathy |
| Invasion of Samos Mahmud II | |
| 13th May Samos The Turkish Admiral Hassan Bey landed troops at Vathy |
| Invention Sandpaper Fischer, Isaac |  |
| 14th June Springfield Patents sandpaper |
| Irish Church Establishment Stanley, Edward | |
| Joins the Conservatives , feels the Irish Church Establishment should be preserved |
| Iron Gates Szechenyi |  |
| River Danube Blasts the Danube narrows , the Iron Gates , to make the river navigable |
| Manifesto Tamworth Peel, Robert | |
| 17th Dec Tamworth Outlines the principles of Liberal conservatism |
| Master Mint Abercromby, James | |
| Appointed Master of the Mint |
| Minister of War Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & Colonies |
| Party Leader Russell | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Whigs in the House of Commons |
| Press Schuman, Robert |  |
| 3rd April Appointed Editor of Die Neue Reitschrift fur Musik |
| Press Herzen, Alexander Ivonovich |  |
| Exiled to the Provinces for membership of idealist revolutionaries in the Universities |
| Prime Minister Lamb, William | |
| 18th April Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Peel, Robert | |
| 10th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Prime Minister Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 13th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 13th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term, November-December |
| Publication Bulwer-Lytton | |
| Publication of, "The Last Days of Pompeii" |
| Publication Pushkin, Alexander | |
| Publication of, "History of Pugachov" |
| Publication of, "The Queen of Spades" |
| Quadruple Alliance Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de |  |
| Instrumental in forming the Quadruple Alliance |
| Quadruple Alliance Temple, Henry John | |
| 22nd April Britain, France, Spain & Portugal counter the "Holy Alliance" |
| Rebellion Temple, Henry John | |
| Helps but down absolutist rebellion in Spain & Portugal |
| Rebellion Sofoulis, Themistoklis | |
| 23rd Sep Samos The Samiots rise in revolt under the leadership of Themistoklis Sofoulis |
| Rebellion Garibaldi, Guisseppe | |
| Piedmont Involved in a plot with Mazzini to provoke revolution in Piedmont |
| Piedmont Forced into exile & sentenved to death after the faikure of the Piedmontese revolution |
| Piedmont Involved in a plot with Mazzini to provoke revolution in Piedmont |
| Rebellion Bey, Hassan | |
| 23rd Sep Samos The Samiots rise in revolt under the leadership of Themistoklis Sofoulis |
| Reform Lamb, William | |
| 13th Aug London Provides workhouses for the destitute |
| 13th Aug London Takes Poor Law administration away from Paris h authorities to elected boards |
| 9th Sep London Reforms English Borough Government to reflect the shift of population into the cities |
| Resignation Grey, Charles | |
| 2nd July London Resigns as Prime Minister due to ill health, succeeded by Lord Melbourne |
| Rule of Samos Mahmud II | |
| Samos The Sultan imposes the system of "the Hegemony" on Samos |
| State Secretary Siegwart-Muller, Konstantin |  |
| Berne Appointed State Secretary |
| Succession Otto of Bavaria | |
| Athens The National Assembly elects Otto, 2nd son of the King of Bavaria, King of Greece |
| Trial Garibaldi, Guisseppe | |
| Piedmont Sentenced to death after provoking popular revolution in Piedmont |
| Zollverein List, Friedrich | |
| Berlin German states incorporate their customs unions into the larger Prussian customs union |
| Berlin The main ideological contributor behind the customs union is Friedrich List, an economist holding mercantilist and protectionist views |
