1837: Victorian era

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1837 Victorian era
1840s
William IV dies and his niece Victoria becomes
Queen.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are married.
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1840s
1850s
The penny black was the first stamp in the world.
The first post boxes were built.
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1850s
1850s
1854 Florence Nightingale organised nursing in
the Crimean war.
1851 The sewing machine was invented.
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1860s
1860s
1861 Prince Albert dies from Typhoid.
1861 The first horse drawn trams were used in
London.
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1860s
1860s
1867 The first pedal bicycle. The boneshaker.
1863 The Football league was started.
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1870s
1870s
1871 The Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria.
Schools were provided for children aged between 5
and 10.
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1870s
1870s
1879 Edison made the first light bulb.
1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
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1880s
1880s
1881 National History Museum was opened.
1883 The first electric railway was introduced.
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1890s
1890s
1891 All primary education is free.
1894 Picture postcards allowed to be sent in the
penny post.
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1901
1890s
1897 Queen Victorias golden jubilee.
Queen Victoria died. Her son, Edward VII, became
king.