Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815

Who declared war on Britain in 1812?

This war fought between the British and Americans, probably had more ramifications for the Canadians and the Americans than the British. Canada emerged with a heightened sense of national security

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The Corn Laws 1815

Corn Laws 1815

The implementation of the Corn Laws 1815 had a profound effect on the people of Britain, how did families cope with the hardship they found themselves in?

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1795 Sterilization process for preserving food introduced

‘An army travels on it’s stomach’, so Napoleon said and seeing so many of his troops suffering from diseases that had more to do with hunger and scurvy than with battle wounds, he determined to do something about it. The French government offered a prize of 12,000F to the person who could invent a method…

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