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Thomas Dakin finally starts production of his superior gin at the distillery in Bridge... Read More!...
1761
The invention of the sandwich. Named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an... Read More!...
1765
Captain Cook discovers the East Coast of Australia. His expedition became the first recorded... Read More!...
1770
William Wordsworth is born. Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who helped to... Read More!...
1770
The First Epsom Derby is raced. The Derby originated at a celebration following the... Read More!...
1780
The Times newspaper is first published. The Times was founded by John Walter as... Read More!...
1785
The Bank of England issues the very first £1 note. The issue was in... Read More!...
1797
The Battle of Trafalgar. The most decisive British naval victory of the Napoleonic War.... Read More!...
1805
The Slave Trade Act. The act abolished the slave trade slave trade in the... Read More!...
1807
The Battle of Waterloo. An Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of... Read More!...
1815
British acquisition of Singapore. Thomas Stamford Raffles landed on the main island in Singapore... Read More!...
1819
Rugby was established as a game after William Webb Ellis picked up the ball... Read More!...
1823
The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 was an Act of Parliament introduced by Tory MP... Read More!...
1829
The First Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race. The tradition was started in 1829 by... Read More!...
1829
Euston becomes London’s first inter-city railway station. Initially it had only two platforms, one... Read More!...
1837
Queen Victoria is crowned Queen of England. Dubbed ‘The Grandmother of Europe’ because her... Read More!...
1838
The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park lasted from May till... Read More!...
1851
The Crimean War, between British led Allies and the Russian Empire, is known for... Read More!...
1856
The London Underground is the oldest underground railway in the world, with the first... Read More!...
1863
The Elementary Education Act 1870 set the framework and gave new rights to schooling... Read More!...
1870
The FA Cup is launched. The first Cup goal was scored by Clapham Rovers... Read More!...
1871
Scot Alexander Graham Bell is commonly credited as the inventor of the first practical... Read More!...
1876
The first Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships is played. In the spring of 1877, the... Read More!...
1877
The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time. They run each year... Read More!...
1879
The Scot who discovered penicillin, was born in Lochfield, Ayreshire and later went to... Read More!...
1881
Scottish-born Robert Gair invented the pre-cut cardboard box – flat pieces manufactured in bulk... Read More!...
1890
The Boy Scouts movement was founded in Great Britain. Scouting began in 1907 through... Read More!...
1907
Armistice Day in November 1918 signalled the end of the First World War, which... Read More!...
1918
The original company was founded in 1922 by a group of six telecommunications companies—Marconi,... Read More!...
1922
Most historians credit Brit John Logie Baird with being the first to produce a... Read More!...
1925
Women finally get the vote thanks to the suffragette movement. Suffragettes carried out direct... Read More!...
1928
Fleming noticed a petri dish of bacteria he had mistakenly left open was contaminated... Read More!...
1928
The Highway Code is first published. It was the first official road user guide... Read More!...
1931
999 becomes the UK’s emergency telephone number. the UK’s 999 number is the world’s... Read More!...
1937
Winston Churchill delivered his ‘Fight Them On The Beaches’ speech to Parliament. But the... Read More!...
1940
The Welfare State – The United Kingdom, as a welfare state, was prefigured in... Read More!...
1945
Victory over Japan Day (also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, V-J Day,... Read More!...
1945
Victory in Europe (V.E) Day. The date when Britain and the World War II... Read More!...
1945
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July 1948 saw the birth of the National Health Service. How does this medical... Read More!...
1948
Tetley introduces teabags to the UK and the Great British cuppa is born. During... Read More!...
1953
Queen Elizabeth II is crowned. The entire ceremony, except the anointing and communion, was... Read More!...
1953
The Mini car is launched. The production version of the British Motor Corporation Mini... Read More!...
1959
The first episode of Coronation Street is broadcast on TV. The show was broadcast... Read More!...
1960
The Release of the debut album – Please, Please Me – by The Beatles.... Read More!...
1963
The England football team win the World Cup. In a tense final against old... Read More!...
1966
The Family Law Reform Act 1969. Among its far-reaching reforms of out-dated family law... Read More!...
1969
The Glastonbury Pop Music Festival is launched. Organiser Michael Eavis stated that he decided... Read More!...
1970
English tennis player Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon. She was the last Brit to do... Read More!...
1977
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister in British history. Thatcher’s tenure as... Read More!...
1979
Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer. The marriage, at St Paul’s Cathedral, was widely... Read More!...
1981
Britain wins the Falkland Islands War. The war started on Friday, 2 April 1982,... Read More!...
1982
Brit ice-dancers Jane Torvill & Christopher Dean win the gold medal at the Sarajevo... Read More!...
1984
Sky TV launches in the UK. The four-channel subscription service was launched by Rupert... Read More!...
1989
The First Harry Potter book is published. The idea for Harry Potter & The... Read More!...
1997
Steve Redgrave wins his fifth consecutive Olympic Gold for rowing at the Olympic Games... Read More!...
2000
The Queen Mother, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, celebrates her 100th birthday. She was the last Queen... Read More!...
2000
England win the Rugby World Cup. The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was won... Read More!...
2003
Ellen MacArthur broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe,... Read More!...
2005
The United Kingdom coalition government was formed after the 2010 general election in the... Read More!...
2010
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Manchester City beat Stoke to win the prestigious FA Cup – is this a... Read More!...
2011
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Manchester United will meet Barcelona at Wembley Stadium on 28th May for the Champions... Read More!...
2011
Kate and William Royal Wedding Kiss
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Prince Charles oldest son is to... Read More!...
2011
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  • 12/10/2011

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    OUR SIXTH WINNERS

    We’ve just selected the sixth batch of winners to receive a bottle of our finest Greenall’s Gin as a thank you for voting for their Greatest British Moment. Check out to see if your name is below and if not, don’t forget to vote for a chance to win. We’ll be choosing the next winners at the beginning of November. Pete Barrett Anne Farrington Madelaine McLaughlin Laura Wyles Michael Trevor … Continue reading

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  • 07/10/2011

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    GREENALL’S TURN 250

    Last month we turned 250 and had a big party at our Warrington distillery to celebrate. The local mayor and media attended for a plaque unveiling and tours. It was a great event and lots of people have been shouting about Greenall’s since. Check out some of the coverage below and BBC North West TV’s feature on our heritage and our Gin-erations exhibition.

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  • 07/09/2011

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    OUR FIFTH WINNERS

    We’ve just selected the fifth batch of winners to receive a bottle of our finest Greenall’s Gin as a thank you for voting for their Greatest British Moment. Check out to see if your name is below and if not, don’t forget to vote for a chance to win. We’ll be choosing the next winners at the beginning of October. Jennifer Stokes David Fearn Tony Lathwell Andrew Reed Barbara Stephenson … Continue reading

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  • 01/08/2011

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    OUR FOURTH WINNERS

    We’ve just selected the fourth batch of 25 winners to receive a bottle of our finest Greenall’s Gin as a thank you for voting for their Greatest British Moment. Check out to see if your name is below and if not, don’t forget to vote for a chance to win. We’ll be choosing the next 25 winners at the beginning of September. Sandra Tomkinson Chris Hine Roger Owen Paula Phillips … Continue reading

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  • 19/07/2011

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    GREENALL’S COCKTAIL COMPETITION

    Last week we descended on Graphic Bar in London to hold our first Greenall’s Cocktail Competition. We had 11 entrants who all created an exciting and extremely delicious range of cocktails using our gin as a key ingredient. Check out the highlights here: Also, here are some shots of the winning cocktail made by Andre Cavalheiro from the Mandeville Hotel, plus one of him with our judges:

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