The Georgians 1714 - 1836 See other timeline - Return to "Timelines" The Georgian period was a one of change. There was a new dynasty on the throne and, before long, the very infrastructure of Britain was changing. Agricultural developments were followed by industrial innovation and this, in turn, led to urbanisation and the need for better communications. Britain became the world's first modern society. With these changes came increased population and increased wealth (for some). Politically, the Georgian period was a period of confrontation. This came, initially, at home with the Jacobite rebellions but, as the eighteenth century progressed, the theatres of war expanded and Britain became involved in conflicts with India, her American colonies and continental Europe. Because of its financial, naval and military strength, the British government tended to prevail. This article is from the BBC History website in a section called "Timelines". Other articles in the Georgian period are:  George I and Robert Walpole 1714 The '15 and the 'Old Pretender' 1715 The South Sea Bubble 1720 Accession of George II 1727 The Flying Shuttle and cotton 1733 Transport and the Turnpikes 1735 The '45 and the 'Young Pretender' 1745 - 1746 The Battle of Culloden and its aftermath 1746 The beginning of the Industrial Revolution 1750 Calendar reform 1752 British Museum 1753 Seven Years' War 1756 - 1763 Cook in the Pacific 1768 The War of American Independence 1775 - 1783 Gordon Riots 1780 East India Company Board of Control 1784 Colonisation of the Antipodes - penal colonies 1788 First £1 banknotes 1797 Georgian literature, art and music c.1800 Highland clearances 1800 The union with Ireland and adoption of the Union Flag 1801 First British Census 1801 The Napoleonic wars 1803 - 1815 The Battle of Trafalgar 1805 Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807 Luddites 1811 - 1817 The Regency 1811 - 1820 Corn Laws and agriculture 1815 Peterloo Massacre 1819 Cato Street Conspiracy 1820 University reform 1822 Stockton to Darlington Railway 1825 William IV and the First Reform Act 1832 See other timeline - Return to "Timelines"