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Death of Edinburgh-born mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell.
Death of Edinburgh-born mathematician and physicist James Clerk Maxwell. …

Opening of the original Mitchell Library, Glasgow, now the largest public reference library in Europe.
Opening of the original Mitchell Library, Glasgow, now the largest public reference library in Europe. …

Chartist march on Newport Wales ends as militia fires on Chartists killing nine
Chartist march on Newport Wales ends as militia fires on Chartists killing nine The Peoples Charter, drafted in 1838 by William Lovett, was at the heart of a radical campaign for parliamentary reform of the inequities remaining after the Reform Act of 1832. The Chartists six main demands were: …

William of Orange arrives in England with 15,000 men
William of Orange arrives in England with 15,000 men …