22 June – Act of Parliament to abolish private appeals following acquittals in criminal cases and to abolish
trial by combat, in the aftermath of Ashford v Thornton (
1818).[3]
24 July – a cabinet meeting convened by Prime Minister
Lord Liverpool discusses an investigative report of an adulterous affair involving
Caroline of Brunswick (wife of the regent
George, Prince of Wales) and her servant Bartolomeo Pergami; the cabinet concludes that the trial of Caroline for adultery would be an embarrassment to the nation.[5]
16 August –
Peterloo Massacre in St. Peter's Field,
Manchester: a cavalry charge into a crowd of radical protesters results in eleven deaths and over 400 injuries.[6]
22 June – Act of Parliament to abolish private appeals following acquittals in criminal cases and to abolish
trial by combat, in the aftermath of Ashford v Thornton (
1818).[3]
24 July – a cabinet meeting convened by Prime Minister
Lord Liverpool discusses an investigative report of an adulterous affair involving
Caroline of Brunswick (wife of the regent
George, Prince of Wales) and her servant Bartolomeo Pergami; the cabinet concludes that the trial of Caroline for adultery would be an embarrassment to the nation.[5]
16 August –
Peterloo Massacre in St. Peter's Field,
Manchester: a cavalry charge into a crowd of radical protesters results in eleven deaths and over 400 injuries.[6]