Victorian England Britain 1850 -1870 s

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Victorian England

Britain: 1850 -1870 s * The most prosperous period in British history. * BUT, Britain’s prosperity didn’t do away w/ political discontent!

The Two “Great Men”

Benjamin Disraeli (1804 -1881)

The 2 nd Reform Bill - 1867

William Gladstone (1809 -1898)

Ballot Act of 1872

Education Act of 1870

New Groups Emerge

Fabianism/Fabian Society

The British Labour Party

1905 -1920 Liberal Party Reforms

The Parliament Act of 1911 * Most significant political reform during Liberal Party rule * Eliminated significant powers of House of Lords * House of Commons was now the center of national power

Emmeline Pankhurst * 1858 -1928. * Her husband & children were all involved in the suffrage movement. * They became militants & were arrested & imprisoned.

Representation of the People Act (1918)

The Irish Question 1890 -1914

Home Rule for Ireland? ? Gladstone debates Home Rule in Commons.

Irish Home Rule

Victorian England: Foreign Policy

The Foreign Policy Debate * Gladstone. * Liberal Party. * England must invest in her own people at home. * Try negotiations, rather than costly military solutions. “Little England” Policy * Disraeli * Conservative Party * England must be the greatest colonial power. * Spend £ on supporting the empire. “Big England” Policy

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