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| Birth of Edward VII Edward VII |  |
| 9th Nov London Birth of Edward VII, 2nd child & eldest son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert |
| Birth of Edward VII Victoria | |
| 9th Nov Birth of Edward VII, eldest son & 3rd child of Victoria & Albert |
| Birth of Stanley, Henry Morton Stanley, Henry Morton | |
| 28th Jan Birth of Henry Morton Stanley |
| Capture of Hong Kong Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 26th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China |
| Convention Chuanbi Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 20th Jan Chuanbi Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Convention Chuanbi Peel, Robert | |
| 20th Jan Chuanbi Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Death of Birbeck, George Birbeck, George | |
| 12th Jan London Death of George Birbeck |
| Discovery of Africa Livingstone, David | |
| Sent by the London Missionary Society to Sth Africa |
| Election Graham, James Robert George | |
| Dorchester Elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester |
| Election Lamb, William | |
| Loses the General Election |
| Election Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep The Conservatives win a majority for the 1st time, winning by 80 seats |
| 6th Sep The Conservatives win their highest gains in the English Counties |
| Free Trade Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep Believes without free trade there could be civil disorder |
| 6th Sep Campaigns on the issue of Free Trade to become Prime Minister |
| 6th Sep Stanley resigns over Peel's Free Trade Policy, Peel's only casualty |
| Government Victoria | |
| Appoints Peel to form a Government & will replace some Whig appointments at court |
| Governor Brunei Brooke, James | |
| Appointed Governor of Brunei |
| Investiture Edward VII | |
| 4th Dec London Invested as the Prince of Wales |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep London Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain |
| Publication of Browning Browning, Robert | |
| Publication of, "Pippa Passes" |
| Reform of Currency Peel, Robert | |
| London Controls the circulation of paper money |
| Resignation of Lamb Lamb, William | |
| London Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Resignation of Stanley Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep Stanley resigns over Peel's Free Trade Policy, Peel's only casualty |
| Rule of Hong Kong Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 20th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Rule of Hong Kong Peel, Robert | |
| 20th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Secretary Home Graham, James Robert George | |
| 2nd Sep London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary War & Colonies Stanley, Edward | |
| London Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies by Sir Robert Peel |
| Siege of Jellalabad Sale, Robert | |
| Jellalabad Afghans besiege the British at Jellalabad held by 2,000 troops under Sale |
| Jellalabad After 5 months Sale mounts a succesful counter-attack against the Afghanforces |
| Trial of Brudenell Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Prosecuted for a duel with one of his own officers, but is acquitted |
| Under Secretary Foreign Office Canning, George | |
| Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office |
| Vice President Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Appointed Vice President of the Board of Trade |
