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| 1846 |
| | | British prime minister Robert Peel carries a bill to repeal the Corn Laws, splitting his own party in the process | |
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| 1846 |
| | | The minority of Conservatives supporting Peel become a separate faction, henceforth known as the Peelites | |
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| 1846 |
| | | With his Conservative party split, Peel's government falls and Lord John Russell becomes British prime minister at the head of a Whig administration | |
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| 1850 |
| | | British foreign secretary Lord Palmerston sends a naval squadron to seize Greek ships in the Don Pacifico case | |
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| 1852 |
| | | Lord John Russell's Whig administration collapses, and Lord Derby follows him as a Conservative prime minister at the head of a coalition government | |
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| 1852 |
| | | Lord Aberdeen, leader of the 'Peelite' minority of the Conservative party, forms a new coalition government with the Liberals | |
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| 1853 |
| | | In the expectation of British and French support, the Ottoman sultan declares war on Russia - launching the Crimean War | |
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| 1854 |
| | | Britain and France enter the war between Turkey and Russia, on the Turkish side | |
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| 1855 |
| | | Lord Palmerston heads the coalition government in Britain after Lord Aberdeen loses a vote of confidence on his conduct of the Crimean War | |
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| 1856 |
| | | The treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War, limiting Russia's special powers in relation to Turkey | |
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