1836 in the United Kingdom
 1836 in the United Kingdom: |
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Events from the year 1836 in the United Kingdom.
Events
- October 2 - Naturalist Charles Darwin returns to Falmouth, Cornwall aboard the HMS Beagle after a 5-year journey collecting biological data he will later use to develop his theory of evolution.
- October 31 - Bristol riot - In Bristol, large crowd protests against the decision of the House of Lords to defeat the Reform Act . They burn down 100 houses, including the Bishop's Palace, the Custom House and the Mansion House and release prisoners. The dragoons attack the crowd and kill and wound hundreds.
- Chartists demand universal male suffrage.
See also
- 1835 in the United Kingdom
- 1836
- 1836 in Canada
- 1836 in Australia
- 1837 in the United Kingdom
Categories
19th century in the United Kingdom | 1836 by country