Commissioned into Royal Engineers
Receives a commission in the Royal Engineers after returning from volunteer service in France.
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1871 in Great Britain
Explore 28 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1871.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1871
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14Named people on this page
6Places on this page
January
April
Birth of Alexander John Charles
Birth of Alexander John Charles, 6th child of Edward & Princess Alexandria
May
Death of John Frederick William Herschel
Death of John Frederick William Herschel
June
Trade Union Act
The Trade Union Act gives registered unions legal recognition and protection for their funds.
November
Discovery of Livingstone
Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume"
Discovery of Nile
Meets Stanley on Lake Tanganyika who makes the statement, "Dr Livingstone I presume"
Discovery of Nile
Discovers Livingstone & makes the statement "Dr Livingstone I presume"
Other events (month unknown)
Birth of David Beatty
Birth of David Beatty
Birth of Hubert Cecil Booth
Birth of Hubert Cecil Booth
Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War
Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War
British Commissioners Debate Alabama Claims
British commissioners negotiated provisions addressing the United States claims arising from Confederate warships fitted out in Britain.
British Delegation Develops Arbitration Formula
British representatives agreed with their American counterparts on procedures for international arbitration of the Alabama claims.
Descent of Man
Publication of "Descent of Man"
Discovery of Evolution
Concludes man evolved from ape-like ancestors 26 to 54 million yrs ago in Africa
First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 1st term
Gladstone Government Seeks Claims Settlement
Gladstone's ministry sought a comprehensive settlement of disputes arising from the American Civil War and related questions.
Granville Oversees American Treaty Negotiations
Foreign Secretary Lord Granville supervised Britain's negotiations for the 1871 Treaty of Washington.
Legislation
The Local Government Board Act 1871 puts the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board and Gladstones "administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and.
Legislation
unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organisation Society (1869), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline".
Legislation
The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts
Legislation
The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts. The Ecclesiastical Titles Act of 1851 is repealed
Poor Law
The Local Government Board Act 1871 puts the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board and Gladstones "administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and.
Poor Law
unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organisation Society (1869), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline".
Reform of Local Government
The Local Government Board Act 1871 puts the supervision of the Poor Law under the Local Government Board and Gladstones "administration could claim spectacular success in enforcing a dramatic reduction in supposedly sentimental and.
Reform of Poor Relief
unsystematic outdoor poor relief, and in making, in co-operation with the Charity Organisation Society (1869), the most sustained attempt of the century to impose upon the working classes the Victorian values of providence, self-reliance, foresight, and self-discipline".
Reform of Religious Tests
The Test Act forbids Oxford & Cambridge to make relgious tests for teaching posts. The Ecclesiastical Titles Act of 1851 is repealed
San Juan Boundary Referred To Arbitration
The treaty provided for arbitration of the disputed boundary in the San Juan Islands region.
Treaty of Washington
Britain & the USA resolve claims from the American Civil War
How these records were prepared
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