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6 February 1884: Mother of the Salvation Army Catherine Booth...
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6 February 1884
Mother of the Salvation ArmyCatherine Booth
delivered at Exeter Hall a speech, later published as a pamphlet, called The Iniquity of State Regulated Vice.
March 1887: Following his appointment as Chief Secretary,...
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March 1887
Following his appointment as Chief Secretary, Arthur Balfour
undertook a policy towards Ireland popularly characterized as killing Home Rule with kindness.
1889: Patrick Geddes and J. Arthur Thomson published...
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1889
2 June 1892: The parliamentary Select Committee on Theatres...
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2 June 1892
The parliamentary
Select Committee on Theatres and Places of Entertainment produced its report.
1 July 1895: The British East Africa Company's territory...
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1 July 1895
The British East Africa Company
's territory (Zanzibar, Kenya, and Uganda) was transferred to the British Government
.
January 1896: The Combined Sub-Committee was established...
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January 1896
The Combined Sub-Committee
was established to promote suffrage in Parliament
; it was an alliance of the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage
, the Central National Society for Women's Suffrage
...
23 October 1906: During a demonstration at the opening of...
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23 October 1906
During a demonstration at the opening of Parliament
, eleven Women's Social and Political Union
supporters were for the first time arrested and imprisoned: for two months in Holloway
.
15 November 1910: Parliament reconvened and the Government...
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15 November 1910
Parliament
reconvened and the Government refused to guarantee that they would take up consideration of the Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) in that parliamentary session.
4 June 1913: Women's Social and Political Union supporter...
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4 June 1913
Women's Social and Political Union
supporter Emily Wilding Davison
threw herself in front of the king
's horse at the Epsom Derby; she died from her injuries several days later.
10 August 1915: The British Government created Queen Mary's...
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10 August 1915
The British Government
created Queen Mary's Needlework Guild
as an answer to increased women's unemployment during the war.
May 1916: The British Parliament took the unpopular...
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May 1916
The British Parliament
took the unpopular decision to institute conscription for the armed forces (which had been standard practice in other European countries but not in the UK); the Military Service Act followed.
25 October 1917: Sinn Féin, reorganized by Cathal Brugha and...
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25 October 1917
Sinn Féin
, reorganized by Cathal Brugha
and Michael Collins
, adopted a constitution. Based on its principles, Sinn Féin
became a national movement on a platform of Irish national independence and the withdrawal of...
22 June 1921: George V opened the Northern Ireland parliament...
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22 June 1921
George V
opened the Northern Ireland parliament with a conciliatory speech as the British government
initiated negotiations on the relations between Ireland proper and Ulster (the Six Counties in the North).
30 March 1923: The British Government cancelled the amount...
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30 March 1923
The British Government
cancelled the amount still owed by China on the Boxer indemnity.
26 May 1923: The British Government in Palestine gave...
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26 May 1923
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