5 February –
George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent[1] under terms of the Regency Act because of the perceived insanity of his father, King
George III.[2] He is known as the Prince Regent and this is the beginning of the
Regency period.[3]
21 February – The John and Jane, carrying troops bound for the
Peninsular War, is accidentally run down and sunk by HMS Franchise off
Lizard Point, Cornwall with the loss of a majority of the 300 on board.[4]
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]
^Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 244–245.
ISBN0-7126-5616-2.
^"Francis Place". Spartacus Educational. Archived from
the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
^Blocksidge, Martin (2010). A Life Lived Quickly: Tennyson's friend Arthur Hallam and his legend. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
ISBN978-1-84519-418-5.
^Gibbs, David (2011). In Search of Nathaniel Woodard: Victorian Founder of Schools. Chichester: Phillimore.
ISBN978-1-86077-667-0.
5 February –
George, Prince of Wales becomes Regent[1] under terms of the Regency Act because of the perceived insanity of his father, King
George III.[2] He is known as the Prince Regent and this is the beginning of the
Regency period.[3]
21 February – The John and Jane, carrying troops bound for the
Peninsular War, is accidentally run down and sunk by HMS Franchise off
Lizard Point, Cornwall with the loss of a majority of the 300 on board.[4]
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]
^Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 244–245.
ISBN0-7126-5616-2.
^"Francis Place". Spartacus Educational. Archived from
the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
^Blocksidge, Martin (2010). A Life Lived Quickly: Tennyson's friend Arthur Hallam and his legend. Brighton: Sussex Academic Press.
ISBN978-1-84519-418-5.
^Gibbs, David (2011). In Search of Nathaniel Woodard: Victorian Founder of Schools. Chichester: Phillimore.
ISBN978-1-86077-667-0.