istoryworld
London timeline
Britain and the United States sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812
English chemist Humphry Davy invents a safety lamp that shields the naked flame and prevents explosions in mines
Scottish engineer John McAdam builds the first macadamized road, in the Bristol region of southwest England
The first news of the victory at Waterloo is given to the British government by a private citizen, Nathan Mayer Rothschild
Napoleon, held on a British warship off Torquay and hoping now to live in Britain, becomes an instant tourist attraction
Wellington is presented with a twice-life-size nude marble statue, by Canova, of his vanquished enemy Napoleon
English architect John Nash designs the exotic Royal Pavilion in Brighton for the Prince Regent
Louis Philippe, Duc D'Orléans rents during his exile the house in Twickenham that becomes known as Orleans House.
Henrietta Hotham dies and the Marble Hill estate is sold to Timothy Brent then living at Little Marble Hill. The house subsequently has a number of owners.
London's first iron bridge is completed at Vauxhall
On the death of Princess Charlotte, not one of seven princes has an heir to succeed to the British throne in the next generation
John Rennie's new bridge commemorates a recent victory, over Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815
Percy Bysshe Shelley publishes probably his best-known poem, the sonnet Ozymandias
Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, dies and the 'Dutch house' in Kew Gardens is closed.
Two of Jane Austen's novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, are published in the year after her death
Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, a Gothic tale about giving life to an artificial man
William Cobbett brings back to England the bones of Thomas Paine, who died in the USA in 1809
Kew bridge is sold to George Robinson for £22,000
Magistrates order troops to fire on a crowd in Manchester, in what becomes known as the Peterloo massacre
Byron begins publication in parts of his longest poem, Don Juan an epic satirical comment on contemporary life
The United Kingdom formally adopts the gold standard for its currency, after using it on a de facto basis since 1717
John Rennie completes a cast-iron bridge with the world's longest span, crossing the Thames at Vauxhall
Walter Scott publishes Ivanhoe, a tale of love, tournaments and sieges at the time of the crusades
The British king George III dies after 59 years on the throne – a longer reign than any of his predecessors
On the death of his father, George III, the Prince Regent succeeds to the British throne as George IV
