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| Budget Villiers |  |
| London Proposes cuts in the arms expenditure but dies before carrying them out |
| Budget Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| London Proposes cuts in the arms expenditure but dies before carrying them out |
| Chief Secretary Cavendish, Spencer | |
| Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland |
| Conference of London Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The Black Sea clauses of the treaty of Paris are abrogated |
| London The Black Sea loses it's neutrality |
| Diplomacy Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Gets France & Prussia to sign a treaty recognizing Belgian neutrality |
| Tells France the Spanish succession is a matter between Spain & the Hohenzollerns |
| Editor Brooks, Charles William Shirley | |
| London Appointed Editor of Punch |
| Field Marshal Pollock, George | |
| London Appointed Field Marshal |
| Home Rule Association Butt, Isaac | |
| Limerick Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland |
| Independence Butt, Isaac | |
| Limerick Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland |
| Legislation Act of Union Butt, Isaac | |
| Limerick Founds the Home Rule Association, to repeal the Act of Union with Ireland |
| Legislation Civil Service Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The Civil Service will recruit by competition using the Civil Service Commission |
| Legislation Education Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Forster's Education Act introducing primary education is passed |
| Legislation Franchise Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The secret ballot is introduced |
| Legislation Irish Land Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The Irish Land Act is passed |
| 15th Feb London Introduces the Irish Land Act to give Irish peasant's comparible rights with England |
| Neutrality Belgium Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Gets France & Prussia to sign a Treaty recognizing Belgian neutrality |
| Publication of Huxley Huxley, Thomas Henry | |
| Publication of, "Science & Culture" |
| Publication of Mill Mill, John Stewart | |
| Publication of, "The Irish Land Question" |
| Reform of Civil Service Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The Civil Service will recruit by competition using the Civil Service Commission |
| Reform of Education Chamberlain, Joseph | |
| Objects to the Education Act as denominational schools would be rate subsidized |
| Spokesman for the Education League |
| Reform of Education Forster, William Edward | |
| London Passes the Education Act which establishes an elementary education system in Britain |
| Reform of Education Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Forster's Education Act introducing primary education is passed |
| Reform of Franchise Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London The secret ballot is introduced |
| Reform of Irish Land Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 15th Feb London Introduces the Irish Land Act to give Irish peasant's comparible rights with England |
| Treaty of Belgian Neutrality Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Gets France & Prussia to sign a treaty recognizing Belgian neutrality |
| Treaty of Benedetti Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 25th July Forced to produce a Belgium neutrality treaty to be signed by Prussia & France |
| 25th July The treaty is leaked to the Times |
