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21 July 1845: The Museums Act passed, enabling municipalities...

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21 July 1845

The Museums Act passed, enabling municipalities of ten thousand or more residents to levy taxes to finance the establishment and maintenance of local museums of art and science.
Black, Alistair. A New History of the English Public Library: Social and Political Contexts, 1850-1914. Leicester University Press, 1996.
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Black, Alistair. A New History of the English Public Library: Social and Political Contexts, 1850-1914. Leicester University Press, 1996.
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Kelly, Thomas. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain 1845-1975. 2nd ed., Library Association, 1977.
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19 December 1852: George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen,...

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19 December 1852

George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen , a Peelite, became Prime Minister of a Liberal-Peelite coalition government .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.

30 January 1855: Public outrage against Lord Raglan, who commanded...

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30 January 1855

Public outrage against Lord Raglan , who commanded Britain's forces in the Crimean War, culminated in a Parliament ary inquiry that brought down Lord Aberdeen 's government and enabled various reforms.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Somerset, FitzRoy James Henry

2 August 1858: Government and military control of India...

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2 August 1858

Government and military control of India was transferred by the Government of India Act from the East India Company to the British Crown after the successful suppression of the Indian Mutiny by the British army...

1863: Sir Wilfred Lawson introduced the United...

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1863

Sir Wilfred Lawson introduced the United Kingdom Alliance 's Permissive Bill to Parliament in a bid to give two-thirds of the ratepayers of a parish the power to refuse licences for the sale of liquor.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 21st ed., Ward, Lock and Bowden, 1895.
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7 June 1866: John Stuart Mill presented to the House of...

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7 June 1866

John Stuart Mill presented to the House of Commons a suffrage petition signed by 1,499 women, drafted by Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon , Jessie Boucherett , and Emily Davies .
Rover, Constance. Women’s Suffrage and Party Politics in Britain, 1866-1914. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967.
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Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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1867: The British Government decided to end the...

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1867

The British Government decided to end the transportation of convicts to Australia.
Clark, Charles Manning Hope. A History of Australia. Melbourne University Press, 1981.
III: 425; IV: 5, 8, 195
Clark, Charles Manning Hope. A Short History of Australia. Revised Illustrated, Penguin, 1986.
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Smith, Babette. A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal. New South Wales University Press, 1988.
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Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
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Tobias, John Jacob. Urban Crime in Victorian England. Shocken Books, 1972.
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15 August 1867: The Representation of the People Act, known...

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15 August 1867

The Representation of the People Act, known as the Second Reform Bill, extended the male franchise.
Craig, Fred W. S. British Electoral Facts 1832-1987. 5th ed., Parliamentary Research Services, 1989.
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Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
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Sedley, Stephen. “Plimsoll’s Story”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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19 November 1867: Queen Victoria announced that the UK was...

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19 November 1867

Queen Victoria announced that the UK was at war with Amhara.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Langer, William L., editor. An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
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After 15 January 1869: Frances Power Cobbe took up in the pages...

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After 15 January 1869

Frances Power Cobbe took up in the pages of the Echo the cause of Susanna Palmer , imprisoned for wounding her abusive husband in a fight.
Mitchell, Sally. Frances Power Cobbe: Victorian Feminist, Journalist, Reformer. University of Virginia Press, 2004.
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1871: The British Government began employing women...

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1871

The British Government began employing women as clerical workers.
Holcombe, Lee. Victorian Ladies At Work: Middle-Class Working Women in England and Wales, 1850-1914. Archon Books, 1973.
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1873-1874: The Tichborne Claimant was found guilty,...

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1873-1874

The Tichborne Claimant was found guilty, in a criminal trial, of impersonating heir Sir Roger Charles Doughty Tichborne , Bart., after he had attempted to claim the Tichborne family estate.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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1875: Although institutionally-regulated corporal...

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1875

Although institutionally-regulated corporal punishment for criminals was less frequent as the nineteenth century progressed, a Parliament ary Report recommended the lash for husbands convicted of wife-beating.
Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
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King, Elspeth. The Hidden History of Glasgow’s Women: The Thenew Factor. Mainstream Publishing, 1993.
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Early March 1875: William Cowper-Temple's Universities of Scotland...

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Early March 1875

William Cowper-Temple 's Universities of Scotland (Degrees to Women) Bill was voted out by Parliament .
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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1882: An Ancient Monuments Act passed through parliament:...

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1882

An Ancient Monuments Act passed through parliament : a landmark in conservation of old buildings.
Thomas, Keith. “Hugh Dalton to the Rescue”. London Review of Books, 13 Nov. 1997, pp. 7-8.
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