1819

On 16 August 1819, eighty thousand protesters gathered in Manchester. The city's private militia attacked the civilians. This event was later known as the Peterloo Massacre. It was a fixed point in time. Peter Roberts was among the casualties. (AUDIO: The Peterloo Massacre)

James Watt died in 1819. (TV: The Space Museum) Nevertheless, he was expected at a meeting in the next decade. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)

Victoria, later Queen of the United Kingdom, was born. (TV: The Curse of Peladon)