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1811 in the United Kingdom

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1811 in the United Kingdom
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Sport
1811 English cricket season

Events from the year 1811 in the United Kingdom. This is a census year and the start of the British Regency.

Incumbents

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Events

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Ongoing

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Undated

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Publications

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  • Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility ('by a lady').
  • Francis Place's Illustrations and Proofs of the Principles of Population, including an examination of the proposed remedies of Mr. Malthus, and a reply to the objections of Mr. Godwin and others, the first significant text in English to advocate contraception.[16]

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ a b Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  2. ^ Care of King During his Illness, etc. Act 1811.
  3. ^ "George IV (1762–1830)". BBC History. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  4. ^ French, Brian (2013). "Dangerous Waters". Maritime South West. 26: 93–123.
  5. ^ Roe, Nicholas (2005). Fiery Heart: The First Life of Leigh Hunt. London: Pimlico. ISBN 9780712602242.
  6. ^ "Standedge Tunnel: a true wonder of the waterways". British Waterways. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
  7. ^ "1811". 2011 Census. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  8. ^ Hall, Basil (1831). Fragments of Voyages and Travels. London.
  9. ^ Fisher, James (1957). Rockall. Country Book Club. pp. 23–35.
  10. ^ "Icons, a portrait of England 1800–1820". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  11. ^ Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  12. ^ Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The Lost Ships of the Royal Navy, 1793–1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
  13. ^ "George Granville Leveson-Gower (1st Duke of Sutherland)". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  14. ^ Noble, Ross (15 October 2010). "The Cultural Impact of the Highland Clearances". British History in-depth. BBC. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  15. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  16. ^ "Francis Place". Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  17. ^ Blocksidge, Martin (2010). A Life Lived Quickly: Tennyson's friend Arthur Hallam and his legend. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-84519-418-5.
  18. ^ Gibbs, David (2011). In Search of Nathaniel Woodard: Victorian Founder of Schools. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 978-1-86077-667-0.
  19. ^ Morus, Iwan Rhys. "Grove, Sir William Robert (1811–1896)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11685. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  20. ^ "James Young (1811–1883), engineer, founder of first commercial oil-works in the world and the father of the petrochemical industry". Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  21. ^ Pelling, Margaret. "Budd, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3881. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  22. ^ O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Loring, William" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
  23. ^ O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Tarleton, John Walter" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.
  24. ^ Drummond, Mary M. (1964). "Brudenell, Hon. James (1725–1811)". In Namier, Sir Lewis; Brooke, John (eds.). The House of Commons 1754–1790. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  25. ^ "History of Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  26. ^ Highfill, Philip H.; Burnim, Kalman A.; Langhans, Edward A. (1993). A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Vol. 16. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-8093-1803-2.
  27. ^ Ward, Robert (2007). The Man Who Buried Nelson: The Surprising Life of Robert Mylne. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-3922-8.
  28. ^ Durban, Michael. "Cavendish, William, fifth duke of Devonshire (1748–1811)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/58758. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  29. ^ Fry, Michael. "Dundas, Henry, first Viscount Melville (1742–1811)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8250. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  30. ^ Palmer, Roy. "Percy, Thomas (1729–1811)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21959. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  31. ^ "Andrew Meikle (1719–1811) engineer and inventor of the threshing machine". Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2021.