• 1837 Queen Victoria becomes Queen aged 20
    1837
  • 1838 Slavery is abolished in the British Empire
    1838
  • 1840 New Zealand becomes a British colony
    1840
  • 1845 The great potato famine begins in Ireland, an estimated 800,000 people died and the same number emigrated.
    1845
  • 1851 The Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace in London, 6 million people would visit in 5 months
    1851
  • 1854 The Crimea War begins as Britain and France declare war on Russia
    1854
  • 1858 India comes under direct rule of the British Government
    1858
  • 1876 Telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell
    1876
  • 1880 Education becomes compulsory for children under ten.
    1880
  • 1888 Belfast declared a city by Queen Victoria
    1888
  • 1899 The Boer War begins in South Africa.
    1899
  • 1901Queen Victoria dies
    1901

1837 - Queen Victoria becomes Queen aged 20

1838 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire

1840 - New Zealand becomes a British colony

1845 - The great potato famine begins in Ireland, an estimated 800,000 people died and the same number emigrated.

1851 - The Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace in London, 6 million people would visit in 5 months

1854 - The Crimea War begins as Britain and France declare war on Russia

1858 - India comes under direct rule of the British Government

1876 - Telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell

1880 - Education becomes compulsory for children under ten.

1888 - Belfast declared a city by Queen Victoria

1899 - The Boer War begins in South Africa.

1901 - Queen Victoria dies

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