21 April–23 November – Chopin visits London and Scotland, his last public appearance on a concert platform being on 16 November at the Guildhall, London.[2]
30 May – The Prudential Mutual Assurance Investment and Loan Association is established at Hatton Garden in London to provide loans to professional and working people.[3]
22 November 1848 - Battle of Ramnagar. Lord Gough makes some strategical blunders. British cavalry repulsed with heavy losses. Resultiing in a Sikh victory.[9]
23 December – A picture of the royal family gathered around a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle appears on the cover of The Illustrated London News (special Christmas supplement), popularising the custom of the tree in Britain.
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