Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Rule of Heligoland

Heligoland is ceded to Germany

Role range: 1886-1892 – 1886-1892

Legislation

Free Education Act, abolishes fees for primary education

Role range: 1886-1892 – 1886-1892

Reform of Education

Free Education Act, abolishes fees for primary education

Role range: 1886-1892 – 1886-1892

Rule of Nyasaland

Nyasaland becomes a British Protectorate

Role range: 1886-1892 – 1886-1892

Election

Conservatives 340, Liberal Unionists 71, Liberals 177 & Irish Party 82

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Capture of Great Britain

French ambition in the Nile lead Salisbury to order Britain to reoccupy the Sudan

Diplomatic Plan

Russia disclosed a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete

Legislation

Workmens Compensation Act, makes the employer liable for accidents at work

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Reform of Government

Workmens Compensation Act, makes the employer liable for accidents at work

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Crisis

Rejects talks with France until the French troops are withdrawn from Fashoda

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Fashoda Incident

Rejects talks with France until the French troops are withdrawn from Fashoda. Brings Britain & France to the verge of war but ends in a diplomatic victory for Britain

Role range: 1896-1898 – 1895-1902

Fashoda Incident

The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident

Role range: 1896-1898 – 1895-1902

Withdrawal Negotiations at Fashoda

The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident

Role range: 1896-1898 – 1895-1902

Rule of Nigeria

Britain purchases the Royal Niger Company

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Anglo-French Congo-Nile Boundary Settlement

Concludes an Anglo-French agreement defining spheres of influence between the Nile and Congo basins after the Fashoda crisis.

Role range: 1896-1898 – 1895-1902

China Policy

Backs British participation in the allied intervention.

Role range: 1900-1901 – 1895-1902

Treaty of Tianjin

The number of Treaty ports in China is increased to 50

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Alliance Great Britain and Japan

Great Britain & Japan sign an alliance, ends British "splendid isolation"

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Splendid Isolation

Great Britain & Japan sign an alliance, ends British "splendid isolation"

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Retirement

Retires in favor of his nephew Arthur Balfour

Role range: 1895-1902 – 1895-1902

Resignation of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

The Boer War splits the Cabinet and leads to Salisbury's resignation

Role range: 1899-1902 – 1895-1902

Death of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

Death of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

Death of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil

Death of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil