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| 1809 | Birth |  |
| Birth of William Ewart Gladstone |
| 1832 | Election | |
| Oxford Elected Member of Parliament for Oxford |
| 1835 | Under Secretary | |
| Appointed Under Secretary for War, serves under Sir Robert Peel |
| 1838 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "The State In It's Relations To The Church" |
| 1841 | Vice President | |
| London Appointed Vice President of the Board of Trade |
| 1842 | Reform | |
| London Income tax is reintroduced to cope with the budget deficit |
| London Set at 7d in the pound with an exemption limit of œ150 |
| 1844 | Reform | |
| London Provides for at least 1 cheap train to run each weekday |
| London Reforms the 1840 Railways Act controlling profits on railways |
| 1845 | Secretary of Colonies | |
| Appointed Colonial Secretary, at the cost of giving up his seat in Parliament |
| 1845 | Secretary of War | |
| Appointed Secretary for the Colonies |
| 1846 | Free Trade | |
| London Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade |
| 1846 | Lord High Commissioner | |
| Appointed Member of the Liberal Party |
| 1846 | Resignation | |
| London Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade |
| 1848 | Graduation Gladstone | |
| Oxford Receives an honorary degree from Oxford University |
| 1850 | Independence | |
| Siciliy Privations of political prisoners make Gladstone a "Nationalist" & "Revolutionary" |
| London Publishes letters to Lord Aberdeen pressing him for Austrian reform |
| 1852 | Chancellor | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1853 | Budget | |
| London Increases bonds, raises loans & doubles income tax to 1s 2d to pay for the Crimean war |
| 1853 | Reform | |
| London Gladstone sets up a civil service commission & public examinations for officials |
| London The Trevelyn-Northcote report recommends a competitive appointment system |
| 1858 | Resignation | |
| London Leaves the Aberdeen coalition & never returns to the Conservative Party |
| London Leaves the Tory Party despite appeals from Derby, opposed to the policies of Disraeli |
| 1858 | Rule of Ionian Islands | |
| Ionian Islands Tries to help the Greeks gain the Ionian Islands |
| 1859 | Budget | |
| London Raises a budget to pay for the war with China raising income tax from 5d to 9d |
| 1859 | Chancellor | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1859 | Treaty of Cobden | |
| London Chevalier visits Gladstone to discuss Anglo-French free trade |
| Jan Cobden & Napoleon agree the treaty |
| Jan London Has a budget surplus & wishes to quell anti-French feeling |
| 1860 | Budget | |
| London Direct tax is raised from 9d to 10d, due to extra defence spending |
| London National debt interest is reduced by œ2m |
| London Tariffs on 400 articles & paper are removed |
| London The Budget is rejected by the Lords because they oppose the abolition of paper duties |
| London The Cabinet decides to refer the Budget to the Commons Committee of Privileges |
| London The Lord's refuse to abolish paper duties & reject the budget |
| 1861 | Budget | |
| London Abolition of paper duty is included in the budget & passed by the Lords |
| London Approval of the budget by the Lords becomes common practice |
| 1861 | Constitution | |
| London Approval of the budget by the Lords becomes common practice |
| 1861 | PAC | |
| London Founds the Public Accounts Committee, part of his reform for financial institutions |
| 1861 | Post Office Savings Bank | |
| Creates the Post Office Savings Bank |
| 1863 | London Underground | |
| 10th Jan London Opens the London Underground |
| 1864 | Reform | |
| 11th May London Supports a wider franchise despite warnings by Palmerston not to commit the government |
| 1865 | Leader House of Commons | |
| London Leads the Liberals to election victory but dies before the first Cabinet |
| 1865 | Reform | |
| London Announces he can no longer support the establishment of the Irish Anglican Church |
| 1866 | Crisis | |
| 10th May City of London Suspends the Bank Charter Act & raises the bank rate to 10%, causes panic & depression |
| 10th May Guernsey The Bank of Overend & Gurney fails |
| 1866 | Economy | |
| 10th May City of London Suspends the Bank Charter Act & raises the bank rate to 10%, causes panic & depression |
| 1866 | Reform | |
| London Gladstone wants to dissolve Parliament & take the Bill to the electorate |
| London The Franchise Bill is defeated in the Commons |
| 12th Mar London Gladstone's proposals are based on rents rather than rates |
| 12th Mar London Introduces a franchise for œ7 occupiers in boroughs & œ14 occupiers in counties |
| 6th April London Informs Liverpool the government is staking its life on the Franchise Bill |
| 27th April 1st test of the Franchise Bill, the government wins the 1st reading in the Commons |
| 27th April London The government has a majority of 5 & many in cabinet wish to dissolve Parliament |
| 18th June London The government is defeat by a proposal from Lord Dunkellin |
| 1866 | Resignation | |
| London Russell refuses to take the defeated Franchise Bill to the electorate |
| 1866 | Vote Confidence | |
| 18th June London The Government is defeated in Parliament by 11 votes |
| 1867 | Independence | |
| 13th Dec Clerkenwell The rescue of 2 Fenians in Clerkenwell gaol causes 12 deaths |
| 15th Dec Clerkenwell Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble |
| 1867 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| 1867 | Reform | |
| 13th April London Attempts to remove personal rating from the Franchise Bill but defeated by Disraeli |
| 1868 | Election | |
| Gladstone claims his policy is to "pacify Ireland" |
| Promises to disestablish the Irish Church, reform land & education |
| The Liberals triumph by 387 seats the Conservative's 271 seats |
| 1868 | Independence | |
| Gladstone claims his policy is to "pacify Ireland" |
| 1868 | Prime Minister | |
| 3rd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| 1868 | Reform | |
| London Proposes all householders in boroughs with a rateable value of œ5 should have the vote |
| 4th April London Boosts popular support & reunites the Liberals |
| 4th April London Carries a resolution to reform the Irish Anglican Church for disestablishment |
| 4th April London Carries resolution to go into committee for reform |
| 8th April London Forced to withdraw plans to enfranchise borough householders with rates higher than œ5 |
| 8th April London The "Tea Room Revolt" of 50 Liberal MP' over Gladstone's franchise reforms |
| 1869 | Independence | |
| London Disestablishes the Irish Church |
| 1869 | Legislation | |
| London Disestablishes the Irish Church |
| 1869 | Reform | |
| London 2nd reading to disestablish the Irish Church, wins by 118 |
| London Disestablishes the Irish Church |
| 1st Mar London Introduces the Irish Church Bill to end the establishment of the Irish Church |
| 1st Mar London Introduces the Irish Church Bill to end the Union of the English & Irish Churches |
| 1869 | Rule of Belgium | |
| Benedetti Bismarck reveals to Gladstone France's proposal to exchange sth Germany for Belgium |
| 1869 | Treaty of Benedetti | |
| Benedetti Bismarck reveals to Gladstone France's proposal to exchange sth Germany for Belgium |
| 1870 | Conference of London | |
| London The Black Sea clauses of the treaty of Paris are abrogated |
| London The Black Sea loses it's neutrality |
| 1870 | Diplomacy | |
| Gets France & Prussia to sign a treaty recognizing Belgian neutrality |
| Tells France the Spanish succession is a matter between Spain & the Hohenzollerns |
| 1870 | Legislation | |
| London Forster's Education Act introducing primary education is passed |
| London The Civil Service will recruit by competition using the Civil Service Commission |
| London The Irish Land Act is passed |
| London The secret ballot is introduced |
| 15th Feb London Introduces the Irish Land Act to give Irish peasant's comparible rights with England |
| 1870 | Neutrality Belgium | |
| London Gets France & Prussia to sign a Treaty recognizing Belgian neutrality |
| 1870 | Reform | |
| London Forster's Education Act introducing primary education is passed |
| London The Civil Service will recruit by competition using the Civil Service Commission |
| London The secret ballot is introduced |
| 15th Feb London Introduces the Irish Land Act to give Irish peasant's comparible rights with England |
| 1870 | Treaty of Belgian Neutrality | |
| Gets France & Prussia to sign a treaty recognizing Belgian neutrality |
| 1870 | Treaty of Benedetti | |
| 25th July Forced to produce a Belgium neutrality treaty to be signed by Prussia & France |
| 25th July The treaty is leaked to the Times |
| 1871 | Diplomacy | |
| Washington Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War |
| 1871 | Legislation | |
| The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts |
| 1871 | Reform | |
| London The Ecclesiastical Titles Act of 1851 is repealed |
| London The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts |
| 1871 | Treaty of Washington | |
| Washington Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War |
| 1872 | Arbitration Geneva | |
| Geneva Arbitrators award $15 million to the USAagainst Britain after the Civil War |
| 1872 | Reform | |
| London Limits places where alcohol can be sold, riots ensue |
| London Publicans & brewers support the Conservative Party |
| London Unpopularity of the reforms leads to the government's downfall |
| 1873 | Chancellor | |
| 12th Aug London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| 1873 | Legislation | |
| 13th Mar London The Judicature Act, establishes a Supreme Court of Judicature |
| 1873 | Reform | |
| 13th Mar London The Judicature Act, establishes a Supreme Court of Judicature |
| 1873 | Reshuffle Cabinet | |
| 12th Aug Gladstone reshuffles his Cabinet |
| 1873 | Resignation | |
| 13th Mar London 43 Liberals vote against the government |
| 13th Mar London Resigns after the defeat of the Irish University Bill |
| 1874 | Election | |
| 2nd Feb Election riots in Dudlet, Hanley & Wolverhampton |
| 2nd Feb Gladstone promises to abolish income tax! |
| 17th Feb The Conservatives win 350 seats to the Liberal's 302 seats |
| 17th Feb The Conservatives win a majority of 83 |
| 1875 | Resignation | |
| 13th Jan Gladstone resigns as Party Leader in the Commons |
| 1876 | Rebellion | |
| Comes out of retirement after the Turkish repression of Bulgaria's rebellion |
| 1879 | Election | |
| Midlothian Gladstone campaigns against Disraeli's pro-Turkish policies |
| 1880 | Prime Minister | |
| 23rd April Appointed Prime Minister, 2nd term |
| 1883 | Battle of El Obeid | |
| 1st Nov El Obeid British & allied troops are trapped by the Mahdi & massacred |
| 1st Nov El Obeid Defeat leads to withdrawal from the Sudan |
| 1883 | Legislation | |
| London Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice |
| 1883 | Reform | |
| London Passes an Act which seeks to safeguard elections against malpractice |
| 1884 | Conference of Berlin | |
| 10th Dec Berlin Athe the Conference of Berlin Britain recognizes Germany's claims to the Cameroons |
| 10th Dec Berlin Bismarck calls together a confernce of Germany, Turkey, the USA & the European nations |
| 10th Dec Berlin Germany agrees to support Britain's claims in Nigeria, against the French |
| 10th Dec Berlin The conference discusses the status of the Congo & Niger river basins |
| 1884 | Independence | |
| Transvaal Recognizes the Trans vaal but it cannot conclude treaties without British permission |
| 1884 | Reform | |
| 10th Dec London Extends the male electorate from 3 to 5 million |
| 10th Dec London Makes rural elections as democratic as urban ones |
| 10th Dec London Recognizes individual voting rights regardless of property qualifications |
| 1884 | Rule of Nigeria | |
| 10th Dec Berlin Germany agrees to support Britain's claims in Nigeria, against the French |
| 1884 | Siege of Khartoum | |
| Khartoum Gordon holds out for 1 year before being overcome & killed by the Mahdi |
| Khartoum Orders General Gordon to evacuate Khartoum but is disobeyed |
| 1885 | Budget | |
| 9th June London Gladstone is defeated by the Irish Party's vote on the budget |
| 1885 | Independence | |
| 17th Dec London Newspapers quote Herbert Gladstone about his father's conversion to Irish home rule |
| 1885 | Reform | |
| London Extends the franchise |
| 1885 | Resignation | |
| After Gordon's death Gladstone resigns |
| 1885 | Siege of Khartoum | |
| 5th Feb Khartoum After Gordon's death Gladstone resigns |
| 1886 | Election | |
| Conservatives 317, Liberal Unionists 77, Liberals 191 & Nationalists 86 |
| 1886 | Prime Minister | |
| 1st Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term |
| 1st Feb Chamberlain, hostile to Irish home rule, refuses to serve in the Cabinet |
| 1886 | Reform | |
| 8th April London Home Rule Bill, first, Introduced to the House of Commons |
| 8th June London Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MP's, including Chamberlain, resigns |
| 18th June London The Home Rule Bill, defeated in the Commons by 30 votes |
| 1886 | Resignation | |
| 8th June London Defeated by Liberal Unionists & 93 Liberal MP's, including Chamberlain, resigns |
| 8th June London Resigns over the issue of Irish Home Rule |
| 1891 | Constitution | |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes a policy of home rule, triennial Parliaments & reform of the House of Lords |
| 1891 | Newcastle Program | |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes abolition of the double franchise |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes a local right to veto sales of liquor |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes a policy of home rule, triennial Parliaments & reform of the House of Lords |
| 2nd Oct Newcastle Proposes Welsh disestablishment |
| 1892 | Prime Minister | |
| 15th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term |
| 1893 | Reform | |
| 2nd Sep London Irish Home Rule Bill, approved by the House of Commons |
| 9th Sep London Irish Home Rule Bill, rejected by the House of Lords |
| 1894 | Constitution | |
| London A committee is set up of Scottish MPs with the right to discuss Scottish affairs |
| 1894 | Resignation | |
| 3rd Mar London Resigns after being critical of the high naval estimates |
| 1898 | Burial | |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| 1898 | Death | |
| Death of William Ewart Gladstone |
| 1898 | Funeral Gladstone | |
| 1st State funeral in Westminster Abbey since Pitt |
| 1899 | Chief Whip | |
| London Appointed Chief Liberal Whip |
| 1905 | Secretary of State | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for Home Affairs |
| 1910 | Governor | |
| Appointed Governor General of Sth Africa |
