1798 Introduction of Income tax. Malthus Essay on Population published. 1799 - 1800 Combination Acts suppressing Trade Unions. 1801 Union with Ireland. First Census of population.
Peel introduces first factory legislation.
Latin America gains independence from European governments. Napoleon establishes Continental System prohibiting all trade with England. 1807 Abolition of Slave Trade. End of Napoleonic War. Passage of Six Acts - demonstration of harshness of Tory government as it suspended Habeus Corpus, enabling the government to put people in prison for no reason.