British Monarchs

Victoria 1837 to 1901

What was happening in the world in 1848

General revolutionary movement throughout the Continent ('Year of Revolution')

Rotary press first introduced

First Public Health Act, establishes the Board of Health

Third Chartist Petition: mass arrests and failure of the movement

California gold rush

Lord Kelvin determines the temperature of absolute zero

Marx and Engels The Communist Manifesto

JS Mill Principles of Political Economy

Macaulay History of England