Permanent historical factsheet

City Status

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

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1889Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1889

Victoria Hanover14 January 1889

Birmingham · Government / Municipal Government

Queen Victoria grants Birmingham city status by letters patent.

Names involved

Victoria Hanover

Provenance

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