Britain between 1801-1812

Addington comes into power, replacing Pitt the Younger as PM

The Treaty of Amiens temporarily halts the war between Britain and France

William Cobbett launches the Political Register, exposing the governments mishandling of the war

By this year, 2400 power looms are in operation

John Horrocks introduces an all-metal version of the power loom

Addington introduces efficiencies in income tax in 1803 to boost funds, as well as ordering a blockade of French ports and a cleanup of corruption within the Navy Board

Addington declares war on France, after Napoleon breaches the terms of the Treaty of Amiens

Addington resigns as PM, leading Pitt to return for his second term

Nelson scores the British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, aiding Pitt's weak government with a psychological boost

Pitt imposes income tax on all incomes over £150

Pitt the Younger dies aged 46, exhausted by the demands of office and the peculiarly threatening international state of Britain

Grenville replaces Pitt the Younger as Prime Minister

Cobbett's Political Register begins to speak out against corruption in parliamentary elections

income tax begins to offset some of the high costs of war, aiding Britain's financial recovery

Napoleon issues the Berlin decrees

Charles Grey holds the cabinet of Foreign Secretary under Grenville between these 2 years

Prominent radical MP Sir Francis Burdett is elected to parliament

The Abolition of the Slave Trade is passed, making it illegal to buy and sell enslaved people throughout the British colonies. However, it did not entirely end the use of enslaved labour across the British Empire.

The Duke of Portland replaces Grenville as PM

George Canning serves as Foreign Secretary between these years

Napoleon issues the Milan decrees

Napoleon self-sabotages his own blockade between these years, allowing the export of French wheat under license to Britain

Handloom weavers petition parliament for a Minimum Wage bill, only for it to be rejected

The Luddite Riots begin in Lancashire, catalysed by government failure to secure the Minimum Wages Bill

Spencer Perceval replaces the Duke of Portland as PM

Serious economic and political crisis is caused between these 2 years, due to the government's continued issuing of Orders in Council. This is further worsened by the overproduction of banknotes, spiking inflation and leading to the collapse of several banks

Addington attempts to introduce a bill requiring dissenting preachers to be licensed only if their respectability could be vouched for. Causing uproar, the bill is hastily withdrawn

Spencer Perceval is assassinated by businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons. Bellingham is said to have committed this act due to personal vendettas against Perceval's government.

Lord Liverpool replaces Perceval as PM