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Dissolution of Parliament

Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1866–1874Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1866

William Ewart Gladstone1866

London · Government / Liberal Party Government

Gladstone wants to dissolve Parliament & take the Bill to the electorate

1874

William Ewart Gladstone1874

Government / Liberal Party Government

Unexpectedly dissolves Parliament and calls a general election

Names involved

William Ewart Gladstone

Provenance

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