Historical place archive

Clerkenwell in History

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

4 records2 event labels1 people1867–1867

Historical events in Clerkenwell

1867

13 December 1867
Independence of Great Britain
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party

The rescue of 2 Fenians in Clerkenwell gaol causes 12 deaths

13 December 1867
Independence of Ireland
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party

The rescue of 2 Fenians in Clerkenwell gaol causes 12 deaths

15 December 1867
Independence of Great Britain
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party

Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble

15 December 1867
Independence of Ireland
William Ewart Gladstone · Liberal Party

Gladstone proclaims the need to address the Irish Proble

Provenance

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