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16 September – Joseph Strutt hands over the deeds and papers concerning the Derby Arboretum, which is to become England's first public park. 30 September – Foundation of Nelson's Column laid in London, [ 2 ] Trafalgar Square being laid out (as a hectare ) and paved during the year.
In a 1973 Northern Ireland referendum, voters in Northern Ireland were asked to decide if they wanted to remain in the United Kingdom or to leave and join with the Republic of Ireland. They voted in favour of the United Kingdom by 98.9% to 1.1%, although Irish Nationalists boycotted the vote. [14] Scotland: 18 September: 2014
The 1840s (pronounced "eighteen-forties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849. The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely unsuccessful Revolutions of 1848 , also known as the Springtime of Nations .
Articles and events specifically related to the decade 1840s in the United Kingdom. Subcategories. This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total. ...
The end of Roman rule in Britain facilitated the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, which historians often regard as the origin of England and of the English people. The Anglo-Saxons , a collection of various Germanic peoples , established several kingdoms that became the primary powers in present-day England and parts of southern Scotland . [ 3 ]
1840 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1840, the ...
26 January – The United Kingdom formally occupies Hong Kong. 27 January – The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered and named by James Clark Ross. [2] 28 January – Ross discovers the "Victoria Barrier", later known as the Ross Ice Shelf. February – H. Fox Talbot obtains a patent for the calotype process in photography. [3]
The encyclopedia of the Victorian world: a reader's companion to the people, places, events, and everyday life of the Victorian era (Henry Holt, 1996) online; Ensor, R. C. K. England, 1870–1914 (1936) online influential scholarly survey; Gregg, Pauline. A Social and Economic History of Britain: 1760–1950 (1950) online; Harrison, J.F.C.