| 1828 in the United Kingdom |
| Other years |
| 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 |
| Constituent countries of the United Kingdom |
| England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales |
| Sport |
| 1828 English cricket season |
Events from the year 1828 in the United Kingdom.
Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835). He previously was Home Secretary twice. He is regarded as the father of modern British policing, owing to his founding of the Metropolitan Police Service while he was Home Secretary. Peel was one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party.
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon,, styled The Honourable F. J. Robinson until 1827 and known between 1827 and 1833 as The Viscount Goderich, the name by which he is best known to history, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1827 to 1828.
Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, was a British Tory politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835.
Charles Watkin Williams-Wynn PC was a British politician of the early- to mid-19th century. He held office in both Tory and Whig administrations and was Father of the House of Commons between 1847 and 1850.
William Yates Peel was a British Tory politician.
Canningites were a faction of British Tories in the first decade of the 19th century through the 1820s who were led by George Canning. The Canningites were distinct within the Tory party because they favoured Catholic emancipation and free trade.
The 1830 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, King William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue. Polling took place in July and August and the Tories won a plurality over the Whigs, but division among Tory MPs allowed Earl Grey to form an effective government and take the question of electoral reform to the country the following year.
William Howley was a clergyman in the Church of England. He served as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1828 to 1848.
Events from the year 1827 in the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 1829 in the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 1832 in the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 1805 in the United Kingdom. This is the year of the Battle of Trafalgar.
Events from the year 1821 in the United Kingdom. This is a census year.
Events from the year 1825 in the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 1826 in the United Kingdom.
Events from the year 1850 in the United Kingdom.
The Canningites, led by George Canning and then the Viscount Goderich as First Lord of the Treasury, governed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1827 until 1828.
Events from the year 1806 in Ireland.