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William Ewart Gladstone
Standard Name: Gladstone, William Ewart
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | Anna Letitia Waring | At two shillings and sixpence, this collection was inexpensive. Almost twenty enlarged editions were published, by various publishers, between 1852 and 1911. |
| politics | Mary Augusta Ward | While the motivation for her trip was to obtain a loan from her relatives, the visit had long-term political consequences for MAW
: first-hand experience of Irish political and social turmoil influenced her political views... |
| Reception | Mary Augusta Ward | William S. Peterson
has published a monograph study of Robert Elsmere's genesis and reception. It was unusual in provoking sustained rebuttals of its argument, and those not just from Gladstone
but from critics and... |
| Literary responses | Mary Augusta Ward | It was also published as a pamphlet. The Pall Mall Gazette congratulated MAW
on having been able to distract Gladstone from his preoccupation with Irish Home Rule. Peterson, William S. Victorian Heretic. Leicester University Press. 163 |
| Literary responses | Mary Augusta Ward | Former Prime-Minister and MP William Gladstone
's attack on MAW
's heterodoxy, 'Robert Elsmere' and the Battle of Belief, appeared in the Nineteenth Century. Gladstone, William Ewart. "Robert Elsmere" and the Battle of Belief. Peter Paul and Brother. Sutherland, John. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press. 412 |
| Publishing | Mary Augusta Ward | MAW
responded to Gladstone
's attack on Robert Elsmere with The New Reformation, also in the Nineteenth Century. Sutherland, John. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press. 412 |
| Friends, Associates | Queen Victoria | After Benjamin Disraeli
first became Prime Minister, somewhat briefly, on 27 April 1866, Victoria encountered a type of politician which was new to her. Prince Albert had distrusted Disraeli and favoured Gladstone
; Victoria found... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Queen Victoria | This text is the third in the series of selected letters between Victoria and her eldest daughter. The six years of correspondence included in this volume reveal royal opinions on a wealth of important events... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Queen Victoria | Although the letters in this book are primarily concerned with personal and family issues, they also offer insights regarding QV
's opinions about various domestic and international affairs, including her disapproval of Gladstone
's victory... |
| Friends, Associates | Katharine Tynan | In LondonKT
met the politician William Gladstone
(a supporter of Home Rule for Ireland) at a party given for Charles Parnell
. Tynan, Katharine. Twenty-Five Years: Reminiscences. Smith, Elder. 328-9 |
| Friends, Associates | Alfred Tennyson | A sociable man (although distrustful of unknown admirers) Tennyson was acquainted with many of the major artistic and political figures of the nineteenth century, including Edward FitzGerald
, Coventry Patmore
, Edward Lear
, William Ewart Gladstone |
| Friends, Associates | Anna Swanwick | AS
's circle of friends (very largely brought her by her translations) included Henry Crabb Robinson
, Tennyson
, Robert Browning
(who told her he wished she had known his wife), James Martineau
(brother of... |
| Literary responses | Anna Swanwick | Her work was greeted with a chorus of praise from reviewers: the only quibble, from some, referred to her metrical choices. P. H. Wicksteed
in the Saturday Review suggested that AS
would advance the cause... |
| Literary responses | Annie S. Swan | Aldersyde was well reviewed. ASS
sent a copy to Gladstone
(she says he was then engaged in an election campaign for his parliamentary seat of Midlothian, though the dates do not seem to fit)... |
| Literary responses | Louisa Catherine Shore | Elegies was praised by Robert Browning
, George Meredith
, and William Gladstone
. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. Shore, Arabella. First and Last Poems. Grant Richards. v |
Timeline
18 August 1823: A rebellion of enslaved blacks began in Demerara,...
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18 August 1823
A rebellion of enslaved blacks began in Demerara, partly as a consequence of the hostility of local authorities to the activities which the Church Missionary Society
was undertaking among slaves.
9 August 1844: The Regulation of Railways Act (otherwise...
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9 August 1844
The Regulation of Railways Act (otherwise known as Gladstone
's Act) was passed.
1 May 1851: The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry...
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1 May 1851
The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, the first world's fair, was opened by Queen Victoria
in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.
October 1852: Mrs Maria Hayden brought the American practice...
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October 1852
Mrs Maria Hayden
brought the American practice of spiritualism across the ocean to England, where she advertised as a medium.
April 1862: The Senate of the University of London voted...
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April 1862
The Senate of the University of London voted against allowing women into their medical degree programme.
3 December 1868: Following the first general election after...
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3 December 1868
Following the first general election after the Second Reform Act of the previous year, William Gladstone
, a Liberal
, formed the government in succession to ConservativeBenjamin Disraeli
.
26 July 1869: The Irish Church Act brought forward by Prime...
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26 July 1869
The Irish Church Act brought forward by Prime Minister Gladstone
disestablished the Church of Ireland
and substantially reduced its property, although it met with strong opposition from the House of Lords
.
1870: An Irish Land Act was passed; although it...
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1870
An Irish Land Act was passed; although it had little immediate material effect, the act undermined traditional conceptions of land ownership in Ireland.
February 1870: Gladstone agreed to appoint the famous Devonshire...
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February 1870
Gladstone
agreed to appoint the famous Devonshire Commission
in response to the British Association for the Advancement of Science
's campaign for formal enquiry into national provisions for scientific pursuits.
20 February 1874: Conservative leader Benjamin Disraeli formed...
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20 February 1874
Conservative
leader Benjamin Disraeli
formed the government for a second time, in succession to Gladstone
's Liberal
government.
April 1876: The British Women's Temperance Association...
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April 1876
The British Women's Temperance Association
was founded at the national convention of the British Independent Order of the Good Templars
in Newcastle.
23 April 1880: Liberal William Gladstone formed the UK's...
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23 April 1880
LiberalWilliam Gladstone
formed the UK's government for the second time, following a Conservative
disaster in the general election.
May 1881: A Lords' enquiry was called into allegations...
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May 1881
A Lords' enquiry was called into allegations of diplomatic complicity in the white slave trade of British women on the continent.
1882: The Society for Psychical Research was founded...
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1882
The Society for Psychical Research
was founded with the purpose of conducting objective scientific research into supernatural phenomena such as clairvoyance, telepathy, and mediumship.
March 1882: The Kilmainham Treaty was struck between...
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March 1882
The Kilmainham Treaty was struck between Irish Home Rulers, led by Charles Stewart Parnell
, and Gladstone
's government; the agreement extended rent protection to Irish leaseholders, while Parnell agreed to cooperate with the Liberal...
Texts
Gladstone, William Ewart. "Robert Elsmere" and the Battle of Belief. Peter Paul and Brother, 1888.