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Important Dates in British History - a timeline

Here are events from 1862 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.
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On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991

Famous and historic events from 1862

Hartley Pit Disaster
Westminster Bridge Opens

Famous Britons born in 1862
Eden Phillpotts
Edward German
Elizabeth Haldane
Frederick Delius
Henry Newbolt
Joseph Merrick
M R James
Mary Kingsley
Sir Aurel Stein
William Bragg

Recommended Books:

A Picture of Britain
A Picture of Britain
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Ashes Fever
Coast
Coast
Churchill
Churchill

Brit Quote:
All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation. - W H Auden
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On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
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