Events from the year 1866 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Victoria Prime Minister – John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (Liberal) (until 28 June); Edward...

The Panic of 1866 was a financial downturn that accompanied the failure of Overend, Gurney and Company in London. In Britain, the economic impacts are...

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...

territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of...

The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...

Religion in the United Kingdom is mainly expressed in Christianity, which dominated the land since the 7th century. Results of the 2021 Census for England...

related to 1866. 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar...

becomes extinct, it may subsequently be recreated by the reigning monarch at any time. In the United Kingdom, there is nothing intrinsic to any dukedom that...

finally dissolved in 1866 when its remaining territory was incorporated into the recently proclaimed Kingdom of Italy following the kingdom's victory against...

personal union with the United Kingdom ended in 1837 on the accession of Queen Victoria because the succession laws (Salic Law) in Hanover prevented a...

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...

throughout the United Kingdom, it is illegal to buy sex from a person under 18 where the perpetrator does not reasonably believe they are 18 or over. In England...

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1866 and ended in 1868 was led by Lord Derby in the House...

ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by the number of calendar days, the figures...

Irreligion in the United Kingdom is more prevalent than in some parts of Europe, with about 8% indicating they were atheistic in 2018, and 52% listing...

United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802. The members of the...

is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 8,866,180 in 2022. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest...

Abortion in the United Kingdom is de facto available under the terms of the Abortion Act 1967 in Great Britain and the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No...

Events from the year 1866 in Scotland. Lord Advocate – James Moncreiff until July; then George Patton Solicitor General for Scotland – George Young; then...

In the United Kingdom, confidence motions are a means of testing the support of the government (executive) in a legislative body, and for the legislature...

The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland...

punishment in the United Kingdom predates the formation of the UK, having been used in Britain and Ireland from ancient times until the second half of the 20th...

see the United Kingdom under British Isles, Europe Rozvi Empire (complete list) – Changamire Tohwechipi Zharare, King (1831–1866) Benin Kingdom of Agwe...

Sunday-only weekly newspapers are distributed nationally in the United Kingdom. Others circulate in Scotland only and still others serve smaller areas. National...

right to vote in the United Kingdom finally succeeded through acts of Parliament in 1918 and 1928. It became a national movement in the Victorian era...

status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to specific centres of population, which might or might not meet the generally...

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1866 to Wales and its people. Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of...

list of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age. This table can be sorted to display prime ministers of the United Kingdom by name, order of office...

by Prussia in 1866 and ceased to exist as an independent kingdom, becoming the Prussian Province of Hanover. In January 1871, along with the rest of Prussia...

The United Kingdom straddles the higher mid-latitudes between 49° and 61°N on the western seaboard of Europe. Since the UK is always in or close to the...