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A Retrospective on the Classical Gold Standard, 1821-1931

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:35:00 GMT

This is a timely review of the gold standard covering the 110 years of its operation until 1931, when Britain abandoned it in the midst of the Depression. Current dissatisfaction with floating rates ...


1821 Appeal - updates and impact

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:40:00 GMT

As our 1821 Appeal draws to a close, thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have raised over £4.3m for access and inclusion activities, including enough funds to launch all eight of our 1821 ...


Sir Richard Burton (1821 - 1890)

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:43:00 GMT

Richard Francis Burton was born in Devon on 19 March 1821. His father was an army officer. Burton accompanied his parents on their frequent trips abroad and showed an early talent for languages.


John Constable, 'The Hay Wain', 1821

Fri, 13 May 2022 10:31:00 GMT

The Hay Wain was shown in 1821, the year after Stratford Mill. His determination to capture the rural Suffolk landscape of his boyhood in these monumental paintings must in part have been due to a ...


Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:04:00 GMT

The Battle of Waterloo ended his brief second reign. The British imprisoned him on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena, where he died on 5 May 1821.


About the 1821 Land Tax Act

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:34:00 GMT

On 19 March 1821 a Bill appointing land tax commissioners received its first reading in the House of Commons and MPs began to nominate people who might do the job. The 1821 Land Tax Act The Bill ...


Michael Faraday's electric magnetic rotation apparatus (motor)

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:10:00 GMT

If a magnetic pole could be isolated, it ought to move constantly in a circle around a current-carrying wire. In 1821 Faraday set about trying to understand the work of Ørsted and Ampère, devising his ...


George IV

Mon, 21 May 2018 01:51:00 GMT

He succeeded his father on 29th January 1820. George IV's coronation in the Abbey on 19th July 1821 was a superbly extravagant pageant that cost a staggering £230,000. He had a new crown containing ...


Best Greek Movies about 25 March the 1821 Greek War of Independence

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:40:00 GMT

Odysseas Androutsos calls a cease-fire with Omer Bey of Kalamata and starts preparing the Greek defensive strongholds in eastern Roumeli. But, his ex-lieutenant, Gouras, conspires against him, ...


Paphos unveils monument honouring 1821 Greek revolution

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:37:00 GMT

Former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Saturday unveiled a monument in Paphos which commemorates the Greek revolution of 1821. Speaking at the monument’s unveiling, he said he wished to ...