William IV1772
Royal Mariages Act, royalty under 25 must have permission of the sovereign
Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Royal Mariages Act, royalty under 25 must have permission of the sovereign
Passes an Act regulating the Slave Trade
Henry Dundas, Home Secretary, proposes a compromise of so-gradual abolition over a number of years, passsed by 230 to 85 votes, but the compromise is la clever ploy to indefinitly delay final abolition
The Slave Trade Regulation Act is passed to further reduce overcrowding on slave ships
The Act of Union of Great Britain & Ireland comes into effect
The Foreign Slave Trade Act is quickly passed and the tactic proves successful, the new legislation effectively prohibited two-thirds of the British slave trade
Royal Assent is given to an Act abolishing slavery
The Slave Trade Act receives the royal assent
The House of Commons passes the Reform Bill, the Tories still dominated the House of Lords, and after a long debate the bill was defeated
When people heard the news of the Lords Reform Act veto, Reform Riots take place in several British towns; the most serious of these being in Bristol
The 3rd Reform Bill is passed
Parliamentary Reform Bill, passes the Scottish Parliamentary Reform Bill
The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, is passed as an Act of Parliament that introduces wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of the United Kingdom. Coercion Bill, gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland powers to suppress meetings
The Representation of the People Act 1832, grants seats in the House of Commons to large cities that had sprung up during the Industrial Revolution, and took away seats from the "rotten boroughs".
The Representation of the People Act 1832, increases the number of individuals entitled to vote, increasing the size of the electorate by 50-80%, and allowing a total of one out of six adult males to vote, in a population of some 14 million.
With the threat of new peers many Lords abstain & the Reform Bill is passed. The 3rd Reform Bill passes through the Lords but a wrecking motion defeats it.
Gives the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland unlimited powers to suppress public meetings
1st major Factory Act is passed
Leader of the reforms for factory legislation, Factory Acts
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