What happended in 1833?
Monarch is William IV. Prime Minister is Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (Whig). USA President is Andrew Jackson. Royal Horticultural Society holds the first flower show in Britain. Ada Lovelace first meets Charles Babbage. The Slavery Abolition Act abolishes slavery in most of the British Empire. The Factory Act makes it illegal to employ children less than 9 years old in factories and 9-13 year olds limited to a maximum of 9 hours a day. Bank Notes Act gives Bank of England notes over £5 become "legal tender" in England and Wales. Charles Dickens' first published work "A Dinner at Poplar Walk" appears in Monthly Magazine. Alfred Tennyson publishes a collection Poems including "The Lady of Shalott".
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Sovereigns | 1833 Gold Sovereign - William IV |