Parliament
Connections
Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
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Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Augusta Webster | Many of her essays dealt with women's issues and many were topical. University Degrees for Women (2 June 1877) and University Examinations for Women (2 and 9 February 1878) responded respectively to Parliament
's refusal... |
Textual Production | Dorothy White | Following Priscilla Cotton
but preceding Margaret Fell
, DW
defended women's preaching in A Call from God Out of Egypt, by His Son Christ the Light of Life, which is partly in verse (a... |
Timeline
1 May 1807: The British parliament finally abolished...
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1 May 1807
The British parliament
finally abolished the slave trade with effect both at home and in the colonies: a delayed victory for the abolitionist movement.
By October 1808: Thomas Clarkson published his History of...
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By October 1808
Thomas Clarkson
published his History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade, by the British Parliament (abolition dated from 1 May 1807).
January 1817: The Prince Regent, on his way to open Parliament,...
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January 1817
The Prince Regent
, on his way to open Parliament
, was the target of (probably) a stone which broke the window of the state coach; like a similar missile hurled at his father
on...
1824: The Jamaica Assembly, as representatives...
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1824
The Jamaica Assembly, as representatives of the people (that is, of the white plantation owners), declared their determination to resist attempts by the British Parliament
to implement abolition of slavery.
5 July 1828: Daniel O'Connell was returned to parliament...
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5 July 1828
8 April 1830: Lord Ellenborough divorced his wife (nee...
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8 April 1830
Lord Ellenborough
divorced his wife (nee Jane Elizabeth Digby
) by Act of Parliament
, for adultery with the Prince von Schwarzenberg
, from whom he also extracted £25,000 in damages.
9 September 1831: The British Parliament voted £30,000 for...
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9 September 1831
7 August 1832: The Irish Reform Act increased the number...
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7 August 1832
The Irish Reform Act increased the number of Irish seats in the British Parliament
from 100 to 105 and introduced a £10, male-only franchise in Irish boroughs.
1834: A parliamentary committee investigating public...
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1834
A parliamentary
committee investigating public intemperance failed to offer legislative solutions to drunkeness.
22 April 1834: Daniel O'Connell introduced in the British...
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22 April 1834
Daniel O'Connell
introduced in the British Parliament
debate on Repeal of the Union between Ireland and England.
1835: Parliament appointed a national prison inspectorate,...
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1835
Parliament
appointed a national prison inspectorate, consisting of 5 inspectors, thus beginning national standardization of the prison system.
1837-1840: Epidemics of smallpox ran through the United...
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1837-1840
Epidemics of smallpox ran through the United Kingdom, killing over 42,000 people, mostly babies and young children.
May 1838: The People's Charter (after which the Chartist...
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May 1838
The People's Charter (after which the Chartist movement was named) was published.
1841-1863: The Houses of Parliament were rebuilt in...
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1841-1863
The Houses of Parliament were rebuilt in the Gothic style by Charles Barry
and Augustus Pugin
, following their destruction by fire in October 1834.
Late May 1844: Because railway investment was lagging, Parliament...
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Late May 1844
Because railway investment was lagging, Parliament
reduced the deposit for new railway applications to five percent (from ten percent) of the railway's proposed capital investment.
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