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| Accession of William IV William IV |  |
| 24th June Accedes to the throne |
| Birth of Gascoyne Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| 3rd Feb Hatfield Birth of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil |
| BPU Wood, Thomas | |
| London Founds the Birmingham Political Union for political & Parliamentary reform |
| Burial of George IV George IV | |
| June Windsor Buried in St George's Chapel |
| Chief Secretary Stanley, Edward | |
| Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| Clifton Suspension Bridge Brunel, Isambard Kingdom | |
| Bristol Designs Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge |
| Conference of London Temple, Henry John | |
| 4th Nov London Hosts an internatioal Conference in London on the independence of Belgium |
| 1st Dec London Informs Belgium any threat to Luxemburg will justify intervention of the German States |
| 1st Dec London Informs Belgium that it has no claim to Luxemburg |
| 20th Dec London The Conference formally agrees to the independence of Belgium from Holland |
| Conference of London Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 4th Nov London Wellington opens the London Conference to discuss Belgian independence |
| Death of George IV George IV | |
| 4th June Windsor Death of George IV, stomach rupture & dropsy |
| First Sea Lord Graham, James Robert George | |
| London Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term |
| Independence Lamb, William | |
| 3rd Feb London Establishes a Greek Kingdom |
| 3rd Feb London Independence is guaranteed by Britain, France & Russia by means of the London Protocol |
| Independence Temple, Henry John | |
| Allows Belgian independence |
| 4th Nov Palmerston is determined that Belgium should become independent |
| 1st Dec London Informs Belgium any threat to Luxemburg will justify German intervention |
| Independence Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 4th Nov London Welles ley opens the London Conference to discuss Belgian independence |
| Invention Locomotive Stephenson, George | |
| Liverpool Completes the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, the 1st steam passenger line |
| Lieutenant Colonel Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Major Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Appointed Major |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Temple, Henry John | |
| 22nd Nov Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Paymaster General Russell | |
| London Appointed Paymaster General |
| President Shee, Michael | |
| Appointed President of the Royal Academy |
| Prime Minister Grey, Charles | |
| London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Publication of Cobbett Cobbett, William | |
| Publication of a collection of essays |
| Publication of, "Rural Rides" |
| Publication of Lyell Lyell, Charles | |
| Publication of, "Principles of Geology" |
| Publication of Tennyson Tennyson, Alfred | |
| Publication of, "Poems" |
| Resignation of Wellesley Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 16th Nov Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Secretary Home Lamb, William | |
| London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary Home Temple, Henry John | |
| 18th April London Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Succession of Victoria Victoria | |
| Victoria's uncle William IV becomes King making Victoria the heir presumptive |
| Succession of William IV William IV | |
| London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, Age 64, after the death of his brother George IV |
