Lord Liverpool's Ministry 1812-1827

Liverpool comes into power, replacing Perceval as MP

Methodist membership skyrockets, with estimates ranging between 175,000-350,000 by this year

Liverpool's government repeals 2 outdated pieces of 17th century anti-dissenter legislation, according Methodist preachers the same rights as Anglican clergy

Prominent woollen manufacturer William Horsfall is murdered by 4 Luddites on his way back from the market

Yorkshire croppers turn to machine breaking, after their petition to parliament fails

The Hampden Club is founded in London by Cartwright

Over 60 Luddites are put on trial at York Castle. 14 Luddites are executed, including 3 for the murder of William Horsfall

William Hedley invents the 'Puffing Billy' locomotive

Sir Humphrey Davy invents the Davy Lamp. Its invention improves the safety of mines, preventing methane gas from reacting with flames and consequently exploding

Engineer George Stephenson designs his first locomotive at Killingworth Colliery, Northumberland

George Stephenson designs a safety lamp similar to that of the Davy Lamp

Liverpool begins the process to remove sinecure offices across Britain this year.

The Corn Laws are introduced, stipulating that no foreign corn could be imported until the price of British corn had reached 80 shilling per quarter. This leads to an increase in bread prices

The French Wars come to an end at the Battle of Waterloo, with a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher defeating Napoleon's army

Following an end to the French Wars, the National Debt stands at a colossal £876 million

Liverpool's government tightens the Game Laws, upsetting the rural poor

Income tax is repealed, leading the government to alternatively raise indirect taxes on commodities

Between these two months, Henry Hunt leads the Spa Fields demonstration

Liverpool introduces the Poor Employment act, making money available for local corporations to develop public works

The March of the Blanketeers takes place. Rumour has it, that only one blanketeer makes it to Parliament to present their petition

The Pentrich Uprising takes place, deemed as the last revolt in Britain

David Ricardo writes the influential work 'Principles of Political Economy and Taxation'

Habeas corpus is suspended yet again, after an attack on the Prince Regent's coach

The Institute of Civil Engineers is founded

This Factory Act is introduced, preventing children under the age of 9 from working in cotton factories. It also restricts working hours of young people to 12 hours a day

The Bank of England returns to cash payments

The Poor Relief Act is introduced, amending the Laws For the Relief of the Poor

The Toleration Act is introduced, allowing Nonconformists their own places of worship and their own teachers and preachers, subject to acceptance of certain oaths of allegiance

The Six Acts are introduced, designed to reduce disturbances and to check the extension of radical propaganda and organisation

Rotten borough Grampound loses both seats and is reassigned to Yorkshire, with a population of 20,000

The Peterloo Massacre takes place at St. Peter's Fields in Manchester, with 15 killed and over 600 injured by cavalry

The Queen's Affair takes place, a scandal surrounding Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, as he soughts to divorce her by accusing her of adultery. This leads to a public trial and widespread popular support for the queen.

Benthamite radicals like James Mill continue to press vocally for an extension of the franchise

Elizabeth Fry begins her campaign for prison reform

Liverpool informs George IV that there is an 'increasing spirit in favour of Roman Catholics'

Liverpool's 'new look' cabinet begins to emerge, introducing members such as Canning, Wellington, Peel and Huskisson

The Manchester Guardian is created, acting as a mouthpiece for middle-class manufacturers who want parliamentary representation

By this year, Liverpool has removed 1800 sinecure offices

Richard Roberts develops a reliable, cast-iron power loom

Peel is made Home Secretary for the first time

Foreign Secretary Lord Castlereagh commits suicide, aged 53

George Canning replaces Castlereagh as Foreign Secretary, his second time in this office

The Reciprocity Act is introduced, encouraging trade treaties with other countries on the basis of mutual tariff reductions

William Wilberforce and Thomas Buxton found the Anti-Slavery Society, coordinating the wider campaign to outlaw slavery throughout the British colonies

Huskisson is appointed President of the Board of Trade

Daniel O'Connell founds the Catholic Association in Ireland

The Combination Acts are repealed, causing an upsurge in small trade unions

Robert Owen moves to the USA to put his ideas about small, integrated, self-sufficient communities into practice

Peel introduces new penal reforms, leading to a more efficient judicial system

Huskisson and Goderich introduce budgets between these two years. They were the first budgets to apply free trade principles

Richard Roberts patents Crompton's mule, regarded as the most important invention in spinning

George Stephenson builds the Stockton & Darlington Railway, the first passenger railway

A commercial crisis occurs. Liverpool blames this on speculation of domestic and foreign assets

James Mill publishes his 'Essays on Government', on which he criticises the dominance of aristocracy in government

The Amending Act is introduced, obstructing future strikes by making it illegal to molest or obstruct other workers

Liverpool's Catholic Emancipation bill is defeated in the House of Lords

Thomas Buxton takes over the Anti-Slavery Party in Parliament, from an aging Wilberforce

The Bank Act is introduced, making it legal for banks to operate as joint-stock banks. This means they can issue notes and function alongside the Bank of England

Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke, marking an end to his government

George Canning replaces Lord Liverpool as PM