Historical place archive

Bedford in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bedford in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1913–1929

Historical events in Bedford

1913

11 October 1913
Bedford Land Speech
David Lloyd George · Liberal Party Government

Uses a major Bedford speech to promote rural social reform.

11 October 1913
Land Campaign
David Lloyd George · Liberal Party Government

Launches a campaign advocating reform of land ownership and taxation.

1929

25 October 1929
Birth of Ronald William George Barker
Ronald William George Barker · Drama

Birth of Ronald William George Barker

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Bedford. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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