emarktaylor, 
Via Dan Snow @thehistoryguy
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1801: UK born
1800s: invasion threat. Blockade
1810s: huge wars. Radical agitation
1820s: Irish crisis. industrial transformation
1830s: riots. Political upheaval
1840s: famine kills >million
1850s: war against Russia. Invasion scare
1860s: bank failure. ‘lost decade’
