Credit for this timeline goes to Brick42Alpha over on Spacebattles. Posting this here as I do believe that it deserves to be seen more.
Now to clarify that this isn't so much a story as it is a Timeline of events leading up to the modern day.
In this Timeline it is classed as A BritWANK story so the British empire is the dominant force in the world so consider this an AU.
This WILL be a Stargate story.
Disclaimer: Stargate does not belong to me nor am I receiving any financial gain from it, if you wish to use it for your own profit be advised you may be breaking copyright. What does belong to me is the timeline and any original ideas that are developed in it.
In the Year of our Lord 1800 on the Fifth of May the Act of Union was passed admitting Ireland into the United Kingdom. Later this year, on September 5th the forces of our glorious realm liberated the islands of Malta and Gozo from the French.
In 1801 on the First of January the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland formally came into being. In February, William Pit resigns as Prime Minister and on March 14 Henry Addington becomes First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. In October the Treaty of London is signed between the United Kingdom and the French Republic.
In 1802, the United Kingdom started actively promoting immigration to Canada and Australia, and emigration restrictions were tightened on emigration to outside of the British Empire. In the case of Australia, prisoners are sent as well as normal immigrants. In March, the Treaty of Amines was signed between the United Kingdom and France. Customs controls are also nominally introduced along the British North American and United States border. The July-August elections brought greater influence to the Tories and a victory for Addington. In France on August 2 a plebiscite confirmed Napoleon as First Consul.
On the Eighteenth of May in the year 1803 the United Kingdom and France resumed a state of war. On July 4, the Louisiana Purchase was announced to the American people. On July 23 Robert Emmet's uprising began, and August 3 brought the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
In the year 1804 the code Napoleon was introduced. This arouses some interest in the United Kingdom of the idea of codified law, particularly criminal law. On May 10 Pitt becomes Prime Minister again while his tenure is mostly concerned with foreign affairs he does highlight several areas of domestic concern: economic reform with changing the currency situation both Domestically and in the Empire, Catholic Emancipation, harmonizing laws within the United Kingdom, and reforming local government. On December 2 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French.
On February 4 in the year 1805 a Regency was declared due to concerns over the King's health. On June 4 the first Trooping the Colour ceremony occurs and on October 21 the Battle of Trafalgar happens. While leading the British to victory at Horatio, Lord Nelson is fatally shot and his body is returned to Westminster in solemn triumph. As a result of the Regency, on December 3, Pitt puts forth an Act to Allow All British Subjects to Faithfully Serve the Crown, which would amend various oaths and remove most of the legal restrictions faced by Catholics and extends the legislation to the colonies (Catholic and Jewish Emancipation). HRH the Prince Regent grants assent based on two factors which were raised in private with him the first being him having to replace Pitt's government and the second being excessive publicity which would be raised if assent was not granted regarding his personal relationships.
In 1806 on the Eighth of January Cape Colony became British, and on the tenth the Dutch surrendered Cape Town. On January 23 Grenville became Prime Minister as the head of the Ministry of all Talents. On July 10 the Vellore Mutiny (1st Indian sepoys mutiny) occurred, and on August 6 the days of the Holy Roman Empire came to an end. During the month of November the Continental Blockade was declared.
On March 25 in the year 1807 the Slave Trade Act becomes law abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire. At sea in June the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair occurs, and on June 6 the Duke of Portland wins a general election. In July, English became an official language of Cape Colony.
In 1808 on January 26 the Rum Rebellion occurred in Australia.
On the Fifth of January in 1909 the Treaty of the Dardanelles was signed between the United Kingdom and Ottoman Empire. On October 4, Spencer Perceval became Prime Minister.
In the year 1810 the bullion controversy debate continued.
In the year 1811 Parliament saw fit to curb the power of banks other than the Bank of England to issue notes.
In the year 1812 on May 5, Perceval was assassinated. On June 18 the War of 18 began. November 10th had an electoral victory for the Tory Party under Lord Liverpool.
On March 10 in the year 1814, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Laon. On August 13 the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 was signed. On September 15, Act of Union 1814 was passed, annexing the Isle of Man. The Isle retains its system of government but will now send an MP to Westminster and be considered part of the United Kingdom, not a Crown Dependency. Financial lubrication is applied to guarantee passage.
On the Twelfth of March in 1815 Ceylon became a British colony. On June 8 the Congress of Vienna occurs, and on June 18 the Battle of Waterloo takes place. Following the battle the British began plans to start the settlement of South Africa. In Scotland, the Highland clearances start at a slow pace and people are being strongly encouraged to immigrate to the British colonies in North America, Australia, the Cape. In Ireland, the British government is pushing towards industrialization in both Ulster and around Dublin.
In the year 1816 public finances were in a slightly better shape as the United Kingdom is no longer at war with any major power. The opportunity is taken to legally extend the Pound Sterling to Ireland and to further restrict banks other than the Bank of England issuing currency.
In 1817 on April 27 the Rush-Bagot Treaty was signed. The British Empire starts to push immigration to Cape Colony, as non-English speakers currently comprise the majority of the European population and due to the Cape's strategic location immigration is subsided by parliament. The initial immigrants were not well off, and included people from all parts of the Isles.
On October the Twentieth in the Year 1818 the Treaty of 1818 was signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which clarified the border of British North America. Also this year approval is given for the settlement of Singapore.
On January 29 in the year 1820 the Regency ended with the beginning of the formal reign of George IV. In April the Radical War occurs in Scotland. The 1820 Settlers program brought 8750 souls to Cape Colony.
March 1821 marks the start of the Greek War of Independence. On July 19, George IV was crowned. September and November mark the Independence of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Panama from Spain. Also in 1821 the British Gold Coast was formed.
On September 7, 1822 Brazil declared its Independence from Portugal.
In 1823, Parliament funded another round of settlement in Cape Colony bringing an additional 7,500 settlers.
In 1827 on March 17 the Anglo-Dutch treaty of 1824 was signed. The island groups of Natuna and Anambas are considered to be in the British sphere. The First Burmese War also occurs.
In 1825, artisans and skilled mechanics were given the right to emigrate from the United Kingdom, but only to immigrate to another part of the Empire.
In 1826 the colony of the Strait Settlements was established and the British Empire annexed Assam. On December 15, Local Government Act was passed, the act does not change parliamentary constituencies but unites the administrative structures between England (and Wales), Scotland, and Ireland by bringing them under a single piece of legislation. This means a dissolution of the post of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.
On April 10, 1827 George Canning became prime Minister. On July 6, The Treaty of London was signed as part of the Greek War of independence, and on August 13 Viscount Goderich became Prime Minister. On October 20, the Battle of Navarino occurred.
On January 22 in 1828 the Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister.
On June 3, in the year 1829, Swan River Colony was founded in Australia. On December 4, Lord Bentinck made regulations about suttee in India. Also this year King's College London was founded, the Metropolitan Police came into being, and restrictions on religious freedom were eased slightly.
On February 3, 1830 the London Protocol was agreed upon and Greek Independence was recognized. On June 26, William IV became King. On July 5 France invaded Algeria. On November 26 a Whig, the Earl Grey, became Prime Minister. Earl Grey became best known for his fondness for drinking tea.
A cholera outbreak occurred in London on the twelfth of February in the year 1823. On May 7 Greek independence was reaffirmed and the Treaty of London created the Kingdom of Greece, On May 30, the Rideau Canal. On September 26, Reform Act 1832 was passed by Parliament, its area of effect was the entirety of the United Kingdom and was delayed and implemented instead of the alternative which was separate bills for England (and Wales), Scotland, and Ireland.
On January 23 in the year 1833 the United Kingdom retakes the Falkland Islands. On August 1 the Slavery Abolition Act receives Royal Assent; on August 29 assent is also granted for the Factory Acts.
On July 16, 1834, Lord Melbourne became Prime Minister. On August 14 the Poor Law Amendment Act received Royal Assent. On August 15 the South Australia Act was passed applying the concept terrus nullus to all of Australia. December 11 marks the Sixth Xhosa War. The Priministership flops to Sir Robert Peel.
During the year 1835, English became the official language of India. On April 18, Lord Melbourne became Prime Minister.
During the year 1836, another wave of settlers was sent to Cape Colony. This time the number subsidized is ten thousand. Concurrent with this is the general push for Britain's to immigrate to the colonies; the area's most encouraged to immigrate to British colonies are Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Scotland.
On the Twentieth of June in the year 1837 the Queen Victoria ascended the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her government advises her to establish a formal royal residence in Ireland. She moved her London residence from St. James's Palace to Buckingham Palace. In November and December rebellions occur in Upper and Lower Canada.
In May of 1838 the Lord Durham arrived in Upper Canada. In June Queen Victoria visited Ireland and agreed to accept the offer of a Royal Residence there.
The British Empire expanded early in the year 1839 with the capture of Aden on Nineteenth of January by the British East India Company. On April 19 the Treaty of London established the Kingdom of Belgium. July marked the First Anglo-Afghan War. August 23 had the British Empire seize Hong Kong as part of the First Opium War.
In the year 1840, on the twentieth of January, British colonists reached New Zealand. On February 6 the Treaty of Waitangi was signed. The 10th of February brought great joy to the Empire as Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. On May 21, New Zealand was declared a colony and on July 15 the Convention of London was signed over the Ottoman Empire and Egypt. On July 23 the Province of Canada was created and French speaking British Subjects were encouraged to move to Canada West.
On June 6 of 1841 the Imperial Parliament passed the Currency Act 1841 explicitly reserving matters concerning the valuing of currencies to the Westminster Parliament and mandating the British Pound Sterling as the sole legal currency in the British Empire with the exception of India. Also in this year General Rosas of Argentina offered to relinquish any claim to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands in return for the relief of the Argentine debt to City of London interests, and the British accepted his offer.
June of 1842 brought the Anglo-Boer conflict in Durban. On August 9 the Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed resolving borders of the United States and British Empire east of the Rockies and transferring Northwest Angle to the British. On August 18 the First Opium War ended with the Treaty of Nanking formally making Hong Kong a colony. Also the Income Tax Act 1842 was passed which permanently cements income tax as a means to raise revenue in the United Kingdom.
In 1843 on the twenty-fifth of February The Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet. After a period of consultations the British Empire releases the cession but only after it is granted perpetual basing rights and the right to maintain a post office (and other communication establishments). Victoria (BC) was founded on March 15, 1843 also brought the start of the New Zealand land wars.
On February 27 of 1844 the Dominican Republic gained independence from Haiti. The British started a campaign to dramatically increase the number of English speaking British subjects in Natal Colony.
The year 1845 was not a happy one in the British Empire. February 6 brought the start of the Irish Potato Famine. The British government took several measures to help the situation in Ireland. The first thing they did was to reduce the population of Ireland by heavily subsidizing emigration to Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Persons going to Canada had to take an oath to keep their residency within British North America and were offered land grants, strong Irish nationalists and rebels were shipped to Tasmania. The second measure was to generate more employment in Ireland through mass public works projects, the logic being if people had money they could then buy food. The third thing was to create a special tariff, heavily taxing all food exports from Ireland. The fourth measure was to extend the tenant protection in Ulster to the rest of Ireland. In March of that year in North America the United States annexed Texas. On May 16 the Corn Laws were repealed. And on June 15 the Oregon Treaty was signed. It extended the 49th parallel border from the Snowy Mountains to the low tides mark on the Pacific Ocean nearest. Vancouver Island, the islands nearby it and major island groups in the channels surrounding it stay British.
In 1848 there was the Matale Rebellion in Ceylon and mass emigration from Ireland to Canada and to a lesser extent South Africa, New Zealand, Australia. The British and the Hudson's Bay Company work to increase the number of British subjects in Victoria (and on Vancouver Island). Sir James started the process of signing treaties with native groups to recognize British sovereignty and to get natives to become British subjects. The Governor of the Province of Canada is authorized by Her Britannic Majesty the Queen Victoria to send a list of recommendations for honours and peerages to the Palace.
In January of 1849 the Second Anglo-Sikh Wars occurred. On March 29, the British Empire annexed Punjab. On April19, the United Kingdom signed the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty, withdrawing from the Mosquito Coast and annexing the Bay Islands to British Honduras. Towards the end of this year a Queen's Messenger was dispatched to the Province of Canada carrying letter patents granting titles of nobility to three dozen people within British North America and authorizing the Governors of the colonies to conduct inductions of approved candidates on behalf of the Queen. This is the first time that British peers will permanently reside outside of the Isles.