Timeline November 1820

Events in November 1820 3

• 1820 Trial of Queen Caroline George IV's bid to divorce his wife collapses amid public sympathy Newly crowned King George IV pushed a Bill of Pains and Penalties through the House of Lords to strip his estranged wife, Caroline of Brunswick, of her title over alleged adultery. Public opinion rallied to Caroline's side, and the government withdrew the bill in November.
• 1820 Parry's expedition returns from the Arctic First Europeans to winter in the high Arctic, charting Melville Island William Edward Parry's ships Hecla and Griper spent the winter frozen in at Melville Island after pushing further west through the Arctic archipelago than any previous expedition. The voyage won Parry a parliamentary prize for crossing longitude 110°W and advanced the search for a Northwest Passage.
• 1820 James Monroe re-elected virtually unopposed Second US president, after Washington, to face no real opposition Monroe won a near-unanimous electoral college victory in 1820, reflecting the collapse of organized party opposition during the so-called Era of Good Feelings. One elector reportedly withheld a vote so that Washington would remain the only unanimous choice.