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The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa. Britain saw a surge of power and world dominance, as Queen Victoria took to the throne in 1837.
23 July – Beerhouse Act 1830 liberalise regulations on the brewing and sale of beer by individuals. August – General election results in a Tory victory, but with a reduced majority. [6] 28 August – Machine-breaking Swing Riots break out in Kent and spread across southern and eastern England.
1830: 15 September The Liverpool and Manchester Railway [30] [31] [32] (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. [33] [i] It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. 1837: 20 June: Queen Victoria becomes queen of England, she will reign until January 22, 1901. The Victorian era ...
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830. Constitutionally, the 1830s marks a watershed: the end of Crown control over the cabinet. King William IV in 1834 was obliged to accept a Prime Minister who had a majority in Parliament, and the Crown ever since has gone along with the majority. [28]
They made Lord Grey prime minister 1830–1834, and the Reform Act 1832 became their signature measure. It broadened the franchise slightly and ended the system of rotten and pocket boroughs (where elections were controlled by powerful families), and gave seats to new industrial centres.
January – Joseph Livesey begins publishing The Moral Reformer in Preston, Lancashire, the first publication of the temperance movement in England. Mrs Gore's novels Pin Money, Mothers and Daughters, [12] and The Tuileries and her play The School for Coquettes. Thomas Hood's poem The Dream of Eugene Aram, the Murderer.
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The 1830 United Kingdom general election was held on 29 July 1830 to 1 September 1830 to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament. Triggered by the death of King George IV , it produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, King William IV .