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15 March – the Boat Race 1856, first of the annual series rowed between Cambridge and Oxford University Boat Clubs on the River Thames in London; Cambridge wins. 31 March – the Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
Films set in 1856 (8 P) Films set in 1857 (2 C, 10 P) Films set in 1858 (1 C, 7 P) Films set in 1859 (10 P) C. Films about the California Gold Rush (19 P)
Pages in category "Films set in 1856" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. All Mine to Give; B.
This is a chronological list of films produced in the United Kingdom split by decade. There may be an overlap, particularly between British and American films which are sometimes co-produced; the list should attempt to document films which are either British produced or strongly associated with British culture.
Pages in category "1856 in England" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
"The Silent Highwayman" (1858). Death rows on the Thames, claiming the lives of victims who have not paid to have the river cleaned up. The Great Stink was an event in Central London during July and August 1858 in which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks of the River Thames.
Contemporary news illustration of Agar and Burgess in the guard's van, emptying the safes of the gold. The Great Gold Robbery took place on the night of 15 May 1855, when a routine shipment of three boxes of gold bullion and coins was stolen from the guard's van of the service between London Bridge station and Folkestone while it was being shipped to Paris.
A Mirror for England: British Movies from Austerity to Affluence. Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-09503-2. Harper, Sue. 2000. Women in British Cinema: Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know. London: Continuum; Higson, Andrew. 1995. Waving the Flag: Constructing a National Cinema in Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press; Higson, Andrew. 2003.