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| Attorney General Perceval, Spencer |  |
| London Appointed Attorney General |
| Capture of Aden Addington, Henry | |
| Britain captures Aden from the Turks, used as a refuelling station en-route to India |
| Death of Moore, John Moore, John | |
| 21st Jan Death of John Moore |
| Editor MacLaren, Charles | |
| London Appointed first Editor of the Edinburgh Review, a reforming Whig Newspaper |
| Election Dundas, Henry Melville | |
| Manages the election winning 43 Tory seats in Scotland to 2 Whigs |
| Governor Malta Ball, Alexander John | |
| Malta Appointed Governor of Malta |
| Major Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 29th April Appointed Major-General |
| Peerage Dundas, Henry Melville | |
| Melville Created Viscount of Melville |
| Peerage Temple, Henry John | |
| Created Viscount Palmerston |
| Political Register Cobden, William | |
| Cobbett founds the Political Register |
| President Stewart | |
| Appointed President of East India Board |
| Publication of Bentham Bentham, Jeremy | |
| Advocates utilitarianism, "the greatest good for the greatest number" |
| Publication of, "Introduction To The Principles of Morals & Legislation" |
| Reform of Child Labour Addington, Henry | |
| London The Health & Morals of Apprentices Act, 1st textile workhouse children regulations |
| Rule of Aden Addington, Henry | |
| Britain captures Aden from the Turks, used as a refuelling station en-route to India |
| Rule of Cape Colony Addington, Henry | |
| Cape Colony Britain returns Cape Colony to the Dutch |
| Cape Colony Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Rule of Egypt Addington, Henry | |
| Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Rule of Malacca Addington, Henry | |
| Malacca Britain returns Malacca to the Dutch |
| Rule of Malta Addington, Henry | |
| Under the treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States ; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral |
| Rule of West Indies Addington, Henry | |
| Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Speaker House of Commons Abbot, Charles | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Speaker House of Commons Sutton | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Treaty of Amiens Addington, Henry | |
| Amiens An unfavourable peace is signed with France which quickly breaks down & leads to Pitt's return to power |
| Amiens The treaty is made possible by William Pitt's resignation on a separate issue with Addington replacing him, the British negotiators are led by Robert Jenkins on, Lord Liverpool |
| Amiens The treaty of Amiens confirms "peace, friendship, and good understanding" & arranges for the restoration of prisoners & hostages |
| Amiens Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Under the treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States ; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral |
| 25th Mar Amiens Together with the treaty of Lun‚ville (1801) the treaty of Amiens marks the end of the Second Coalition |
| Treaty of Amiens Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Amiens Helps negotiate the Treaty of Amiens |
