istoryworld
Events relating to england
The American naval hero John Paul Jones makes successful raids around the coasts of Britain
Joseph Banks tells a committee of the House of Commons that the east coast of Australia is suitable for the transportation of convicted felons
The world's first iron bridge is assembled in a few months across the Severn at Coalbrookdale
Samuel Crompton perfects the mule, a machine for spinning that combines the merits of Hargreave's jenny and Arkwright's water frame
U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, fights H.M.S. Serapis near England's Flamborough Head
Six days of riot in London are triggered by Lord George Gordon leading a march to oppose any degree of Catholic emancipation
William Herschel discovers Uranus, the first planet to be found by means of a telescope, and names it the Georgian star
Ann Lee leads her Shaker colleagues in a missionary tour of New England lasting two years
The English actress Sarah Siddons, already well known in the province, causes a sensation when she appears in London at Drury Lane
In the Treaty of Paris, negotiated by Adams, Franklin and Jay, the British government recognizes US independence
A 24-year-old, William Pitt the Younger, is appointed Britain's prime minister by George III
English ironmaster Henry Cort patents a process for puddling iron which produces a pure and malleable metal
The first mail coach leaves Bristol for London, introducing a new era of faster transport
James Hutton describes to the Royal Society of Edinburgh his studies of local rocks , launching the era of scientific geology
William Withering's Account of the Foxglove describes the use of digitalis for dropsy, and its possible application to heart disease
The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade is founded in London, with a strong Quaker influence
The First Fleet (eleven ships carrying about 750 convicts) leaves Portsmouth for Australia
After a journey of eight months from England the First Fleet reaches Australia, anchoring in Botany Bay
England's champion pugilist, the Jewish prize-fighter Daniel Mendoza, publishes The Art of Boxing
William Blake publishes Songs of Innocence, a volume of his poems with every page etched and illustrated by himself
In his Principles Jeremy Bentham defines 'utility' as that which enhances pleasure and reduces pain
Joseph Haydn sets off for England, where impresario Johann Peter Salomon presents his London symphonies
Anglo-Irish politician Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, a blistering attack on recent events across the Channel
English painter J.M.W. Turner is only 15 when a painting of his, a watercolour, is first exhibited at the Royal Academy
The Ordnance Survey is founded in Britain, to make detailed maps of the country for military purposes
