Chronological Table of Events
| 1819. | Birth of Princess Victoria at Kensington Palace, May 24th. |
| 1820. | Death of Duke of Kent.—Death of George III.—Accession of George IV.—Trial of Queen Caroline begun in House of Lords in October; abandoned in November. |
| 1822. | Suicide of Lord Londonderry (Castlereagh).—Canning becomes Foreign Secretary. |
| 1826. | General Election.—Lord Liverpool Prime Minister. |
| 1827. | Death of Lord Liverpool.—Canning becomes Prime Minister, and dies in August of same year.—Lord Goderich succeeds him. |
| 1828. | Duke of Wellington Prime Minister. |
| 1829. | Catholic Emancipation. |
| 1830. | Death of George IV.—Accession of William IV.—Regency Bill passed.—Revolution in Paris.—Charles X. deposed.—Louis Philippe, King of the French.—General Election.—Whig majority.—Earl Grey Prime Minister. |
| 1831. | Prince Leopold (widower of Princess Charlotte) becomes King of the Belgians.—First Reform Bill defeated.—Dissolution.—Large majority in favor of Reform, and Bill immediately reintroduced. |
| 1832. | Reform Bill carried. |
| 1833. | Abolition of Slavery in British Dominions; £20,000,000 voted to compensate West Indian slave-owners. |
| 1834. | New Poor Law passed. |
| 1835. | The Orange Plot.—Lord Melbourne Prime Minister. |
| 1836. | First meeting between Princess Victoria and Prince Albert of Coburg. |
| 1837. | Death of William IV.—Accession of Queen Victoria, June 20th.—Insurrection in Canada. |
| 1838. | Coronation. |
| 1839. | Sir Robert Peel's unsuccessful attempt to form a Ministry.—Bedchamber question.—Queen's betrothal to Prince Albert. |
| 1840. | Queen's marriage.—Oxford's attempt on her life.—Birth of Princess Royal. |
| 1841. | General Election.—Tory majority.—Sir R. Peel Prime Minister.—Birth of Prince of Wales. |
| 1842. | Afghan War.—Queen's first visit to Scotland.—Second and third attempts on her life. |
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