20 January 1885Siege of KhartoumCharles George Hamilton Gordon
A relief expedition arrives at Korti under Sir Charles Wilson
Historical records for Great Britain in 1885, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
A relief expedition arrives at Korti under Sir Charles Wilson
Arrives at Korti at the head of a relief expedition to relieve Khartoum
The Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad captures Khartoum
Death of Charles George Hamilton Gordon, during the siege of Khartoum
After Gordons death Gladstone resigns
Gladstone is defeated by the Irish Party's vote on the budget
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term, a minority administration
Appointed Member of Cabinet, leader of the "Tory Democrats"
Appointed Secretary of State for India
Redistribution of Seats Bill, creates seats in Yorkshire, Lancashire & outer London
Redistribution of Seats Bill, creates seats in Yorkshire, Lancashire & outer London. Merges smaller boroughs into County constituencies
Holds the first Promenade Concert at Queens Hall, London
Appointed Scottish Secretary & enters the Cabinet
Death of James Hamilton
Advises English constituencies to vote Conservative
Advises English constituencies to vote Conservative
Wins the election but dependent on Irish support
Wins the election but dependent on Irish support
The Prince of Wales opens Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.
Newspapers quote Herbert Gladstone about his fathers conversion to Irish home rule
Newspapers quote Herbert Gladstone about his fathers conversion to Irish home rule
Newspapers quote Herbert Gladstone about his fathers conversion to Irish home rule
Appointed Admiral of the Fleet
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
Leopold II gives Stanley the task of expanding Belgian power in Africa
McGregor begins advocating regular league fixtures among leading professional clubs.
Parliamentary reform continues with the Redistribution of Seats Act
Extends the franchise
Helps establish the Congo Free State as a personal possession of the Belgian King.
Gladstones conversion to a policy of Home Rule in late 1885 (the "Hawarden Kite") results in the fall of Lord Salisburys Government, the Irish Nationalists, led by Charles Parnell, vote against the Tories on a.
land Bill but The Irish Nationalists hold the balance of power in Parliament at this time, Gladstones conversion had convinces them to support the Liberal Government by using the 86 seats of Parliament they controlled.
Gladstones conversion to a policy of Home Rule in late 1885 (the "Hawarden Kite") results in the fall of Lord Salisburys Government, the Irish Nationalists, led by Charles Parnell, vote against the Tories on a.
land Bill but The Irish Nationalists hold the balance of power in Parliament at this time, Gladstones conversion had convinces them to support the Liberal Government by using the 86 seats of Parliament they controlled.
Parliamentary reform continues with the Redistribution of Seats Act
Appointed President of the Local Government Board
Appointed Lord Chancellor for Ireland, 1st term
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 1st term
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
Appointed Lord President of the Council
Elected to Parliament for North-West Norfolk as a Liberal
Elected Member of Parliament for East Manchester
Elected Member of Parliament for Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Elected Member of Parliament for East Lothian
Birmingham's School of Art becomes the first municipal art school in Britain.
Elected to Parliament for North-West Norfolk as a Liberal
Supports the Nile expedition with local knowledge, reconnaissance and staff work during the advance south.
Patents a waterproof fabric of rubber bonded cloth
Created Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne in the County of Meath
Created Baron Halsbury, of Halsbury in the County of Devon, and appointed Lord Chancellor, thus forming a remarkable exception to the rule that no criminal lawyer ever reaches the woolsack
Succeeds as Duke of Abercorn, 2nd
Created Baron Millais, 1st artist to receive a Baronetcy
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Parliamentary reform continues with the Redistribution of Seats Act
Extends the franchise
Parliamentary reform continues with the Redistribution of Seats Act
After Gordons death Gladstone resigns
Appointed Colonial Secretary
Serves in Wolseley's failed attempt to relieve Gordon
Arrives at Khartoum to find it in the hands of the Mahdi after a 317 day siege
Appointed Solicitor General
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