History

Alexander Graham Bell Patent 1876

Alexander Graham Bell was issued with a patent from the US Patent Office on 7th March 1876 for ‘a method of and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds, telegraphically’.

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Charles II marries 1662

On the 21st May 1662, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, the daughter of the King of Portugal.

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The first railway terminus at Euston 1837

Euston station was the first mainline station to be built in London. In July 1837, the London and Birmingham Railway opened it’s first terminus. It was to have been built at Camden at Chalk Farm but it was proposed that that it should be brought closer to the metropolis and an Act of parliament in…

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Charles Dickens born 1812

Novelist and philanthropist? Follow the Charles Dickens Trails via Charles Dickens and our Intrguing Snippets for a fast easy to use overview to the wider picture..

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George IV 1820 – 1830

George IV was the son of George III, his mother was Queen Charlotte. He was born on 12th August 1762 at St Jame’s Palace London. He acceded to the throne on 29th January 1820 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 19th July 1821. George IV was made Prince Regent in 1811 when it became…

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George III 1760 – 1820

George III was the son of Frederick the Prince of Wales, his mother being Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. He was born at Norfolk House in London on the 4th June 1738 and was therefore the first Hanoverian king to be born and bred an Englishman. He acceded to the throne on 25th October 1760 and was…

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