1810 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1810 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Spencer Perceval, Tory
[edit] Events
- April - Rioting in London after the imprisonment of Sir Francis Burdett MP, charged with libel against Parliament after calling for reform of the House of Commons.[1]
- 3 May - Lord Byron swims across the Hellespont in Turkey.[2]
- 8 July - Vere Street Coterie: Police raid a "molly house" in London and arrest several men for sodomy.
- 10 November - the Berners Street Hoax: Theodore Hook manages to attract dozens of people to 53 Berners Street in London.
- 17 November - Anglo-Swedish War: Sweden declares war on the United Kingdom.
[edit] Ongoing
- Napoleonic Wars, 1803–1815
- Anglo-Russian War, 1807–1812
- Peninsular War, 1808–1814
[edit] Undated
- King George III recognised as insane.
- Chlorine named by Humphry Davy.
- Sake Dean Mahomet opens Hindoostanee Coffee House, the first Indian restaurant in London.[3]
- Launch of the Carmarthen Journal, the oldest surviving newspaper in Wales.
[edit] Births
- 12 January - John Dillwyn Llewelyn, botanist and pioneer photographer (died 1882)
- 15 January - John Evan Thomas, sculptor (died 1873)
- 19 January - John Jones, poet and architect (died 1869)
- 24 January - Thomas Jones, missionary (doed 1849)
- 10 March - Samuel Ferguson, poet and artist (died 1886)
- 29 September - Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist (died 1865)
[edit] Deaths
- 24 February - Henry Cavendish, scientist (born 1731)
- 7 March - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, admiral (born 1750)
[edit] References
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. p. 244. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ "Icons, a portrait of England 1800-1820". http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1800-1820. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.

