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Great Britain in 1890

Historical records for Great Britain in 1890, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

15Records
15Events
12Named people
5Places
10Categories

Historical records

February

22 February 1890Birth of Alfred Duff CooperAlfred Duff Cooper Norwich, 1st

House / House of Cooper

Birth of Alfred Duff Cooper

June

16 June 1890Birth of Arthur Stanley Jefferson LaurelArthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel

Ulverston · Arts / Drama

Birth of Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel

November

15 November 1890ScandalCharles Stewart Parnell

Politics / Irish Party

Ruined by the OShea divorce case

Other Events

1890Baring CrisisWilliam Lidderdale

London · Economy / Financial Crisis

Lidderdale organises a rescue fund preventing the collapse of Barings from destabilising finance.

1890Death of Richard PiggottRichard Piggott

Politics / Irish Party

Escapes to Madrid where he committs suicide

1890FellowJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Acton, 1st

Oxford · Media / Media

Made a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford

1890In the Darkest EnglandWilliam Booth

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "In the Darkest England"

1890Member of ParliamentDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1st

Politics / Liberal Party

Elected Member of Parliament

1890PlotCharles Stewart Parnell

Dublin · Politics / Irish Party

The letter in the Times condeming Parnell is judged to be a forgery by Richard Pigott. Cleared of the Phoenix Park murders

1890Queens CouncilHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Appointed to the Queens Council

1890Queens Counsel AppointmentHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1st

London · Politics / Liberal Party

Receives appointment to the Queens Council.

1890Rule of HeligolandRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Salisbury, 3rd

Heligoland · Government / Conservative Party Government

Heligoland is ceded to Germany

1890Socialism in EnglandSidney James Webb Passfield, 1st

Politics / Fabian Society

Publication of "Socialism in England"

1890SuicideRichard Piggott

Politics / Irish Party

Escapes to Madrid where he committs suicide

1890The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle

Arts / Literature

Publication of "The White Company"

Names involved

Alfred Duff Cooper Norwich, 1stArthur Conan DoyleArthur Stanley Jefferson LaurelCharles Stewart ParnellDavid Lloyd George Dwyfor, 1stHenry Herbert Asquith Oxford, 1stJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Acton, 1stRichard PiggottRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Salisbury, 3rdSidney James Webb Passfield, 1stWilliam BoothWilliam Lidderdale

Places involved

DublinHeligolandLondonOxfordUlverston

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.