Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1772 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
St Scholasticas Beer Riots - 1355, Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War - 1763, France Cedes Canada to Britain - 1763, Queen Victoria marries Prince Albert - 1840, Royal Navy launches the first 'Dreadnought' battleship - 1906, Marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla announced - 2005
Famous and historic events from 1772
Last Traitor Hanged, Drawn and Quartered
The Somerset Case Judgement
Famous Britons born in 1772
Hugh Bourne
James Ballantyne
Princess Olive
Robert Stevenson
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Thomas Manning
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