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• 14th Earl of Derby
Abstract: The son of the 13th Earl of Derby, was born at Knowsley Park, Lancashire in 1799. He was educated at Eton and Christ College, Oxford and entered parliament for Stockbridge in 1820. In 1841 Stanley agreed to join the Conservative government led by Robert Peel. Stanley became colonial secretary and was responsible for the Canadian Corn Bill. However, he disagreed with the policy of Sir Robert Peel to repeal the Corn Laws in Britain. Stanley now became one of the leader of the group that became known as the Protectionists. By 1868 the now Earl of Derby and Prime Minister was in poor health and was forced to retire from office and was replaced by Benjamin Disraeli. Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, died later that year.
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• 15th Earl of Derby
Born Edward Stanley. Elected as the Conservative MP for King's Lynn. Later joined the new Liberal Unionist Party and became its leader in the House of Lords. Supported parliamentary reform and opposed the acquisition of Cyprus and the Afghan War in 1879. (1826-1893)
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• 15th Earl of Derby
Abstract: Eldest son of the 14th Earl of Derby, was born on the 21st July 1826. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1848 Stanley went in a tour of the West Indies, America and Canada. While he was away he was elected as the Conservative MP for King's Lynn. In 1852 the Earl of Derby became Prime Minister. He appointed his son as under secretary for foreign affairs. In 1869 his father died and he succeeded him as the 15th Earl of Derby. Benjamin Disraeli became Prime Minister in February 1874 and the Earl of Derby became Foreign Secretary. The Earl of Derby disagreed with the policy of Irish Home Rule and in 1886 joined the new Liberal Unionist Party. He led this party in the House of Lords until he retired in 1889. Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, died on 21st April, 1893.
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• 1715 Riot Act
Stated it was a serious crime for members of a crowd of twelve or more people to refuse to disperse within an hour of being ordered to do so by a magistrate. Includes brief details.
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• 1751 Gin Act
Increased duties on gin. The sale by distillers and shopkeepers was now strictly controlled. Includes brief summary.
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• 1774 Gaol Act
Abolished gaolers' fees and suggested ways for improving the sanitary state of prisons and the better preservation of the health of prisoners. Includes brief summary.
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• 1801 Act of Union
Policy to deal with religious conflicts in Ireland by uniting the country with the rest of Britain under a single Parliament. Includes brief details.
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• 1802 Factory Act
Applied principally, though not exclusively, to protect the health and morals of apprentices in cotton and woolen mills. Includes brief details of regulations.
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• 1802 Factory Act
Applied principally, though not exclusively, to protect the health and morals of apprentices in cotton and woolen mills. Includes brief details of regulations.
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• 1804 Corn Laws
Imposed a duty on imported corn. Includes excerpts from the writings of several authors.
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• 1807 Abolition of Slavery Act
Law that forced British captains to pay a £100 for every slave found on board. Includes brief details.
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• 1807 Anti-Slave Trade Act
Law that forced british captains to pay a £100 for every slave found on board.
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• 1815 Stamp Act
Increased tax on British newspapers to 4d. a copy. Includes brief details.
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• 1817 Gagging Acts
Banned meetings of over fifty people and instructed magistrates to arrest everyone suspected of spreading libel. Includes cartoon and brief details.
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• 1817 Gagging Acts
Banned meetings of over fifty people and made magistrates to arrest everyone suspected of spreading libel.
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• 1819 Six Acts
Six measures enacted by Parliament to suppress radical newspapers and meetings, as well as reduce the possibility of an armed uprising. Includes details.
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• 1819 Six Acts
Six measures attempting to suppress radical newspapers and meetings.
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• 1823 Gaol Act
Introduced regular visits by prison chaplains, the payment of gaolers, prohibition of irons, and assignment of women warders to women prisoners. Includes brief background text.
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• 1825 Combination Act
Defined the rights of trade unions as meeting to bargain over wages and conditions. Includes brief details.
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• 1825 Combination Act
Made it illegal for workers to join to press their employers for shorter hours or may pay.
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• 1825 Combination Acts
Imposed limitations on the right to strike. Includes drawing by Thomas Rowlandson.
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• 1825 Combination Acts
Took action against political agitation among industrial workers.
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• 1828 Test & Corporation Acts
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• 1831 Reform Riots
Demonstrations and unrest after the passage of the Reform Bill in 1831.
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• 1832 General Election
Features total votes and percents received by the Tories, Whigs and Irish Repeal groups. Includes brief description of terms.
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• 1832 Reform Act
Proposed by Earl Grey, Whig prime minister. Provided for disenfranchisement clauses for some of the rotten boroughs and more representation in the House of Commons for growing industrial towns. Defeated by the House of Lords.
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• 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act
Passed by Parliament and granted freedom to all slaves in the British Empire. Includes brief summary.
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• 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act
Law that gave slaves in the British Empire their freedom. Also provides information about the Anti-Slavery Society that was formed in 1823.
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• 1833 Factory Act
Attempted to establish a normal working day in a single department of industry or textile manufacture. Includes brief details.
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• 1833 Factory Act
Attempted to establish a normal working day in a single department of industry or textile manufacture. Includes brief details.
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• 1834 Poor Law Act
Established provision for building of work houses, their supervision and conditions. Includes details.
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• 1835 General Election
Features total votes and percents received by the Conservatives and Whigs. Includes brief description of terms.
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• 1835 Municipal Reform Act
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• 1837 General Election
Features total votes and percents received by the Conservatives and Whigs. Includes brief description of terms.
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• 1839 Infant Custody Act
Gave mothers the right of custody of their children under seven for the first time, but only if the Lord Chancellor agreed to it, and only if the mother was of good character. Includes brief summary.
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• 1841 General Election
Features total votes and percents received by the Conservatives, Whigs, Chartists and Irish Repeal Party. Includes brief description of terms.
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• 1844 Factory Act
Reduced the hours of work for children between eight and thirteen to six and a half a day. Includes brief details.
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• 1844 Factory Act
Reduced the hours of work for children between eight and thirteen to six and a half a day. Includes brief details.
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• 1844 Railway Act
Required each company to run one passenger train daily at the cheap rate of one penny a mile (1.6 km), provide carriage seats that offered protection from bad weather. Includes details.
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• 1844 Railway Act
Required each company to run one passenger train daily at the cheap rate of one penny a mile (1.6 km) and provide carriage seats that offered protection from bad weather. Includes details.
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