Defection
Supports the prospective Liberal Party candidate at the Ludlow by-election
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1900 in Great Britain — Page 4
Explore 185 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1900.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1900
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December
Election
Supports the prospective Liberal Party candidate at the Ludlow by-election
Defection
Dines with Lloyd George to sound him out about joining the Liberal Party
Guerrilla War Strategy Adopted
Adapts British operations after Boer commandos shift from conventional battle to dispersed guerrilla warfare.
Other events (month unknown)
Battle of Helpmekaar
Takes part in raising the siege of Dundee
Battle of Spion Kop
At the Battle of Spion Kop
Begins Cambridge Studies
Strachey entered Trinity College Cambridge and developed interests in literature and history.
Birth of youngest daughter
Youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne
Bournville Village Trust
Cadbury establishes a trust to manage and extend the Bournville model community.
Brettell Guides Pompey Into Southern League
Brettell leads the newly established Portsmouth side in its early Southern League seasons as the club begins building a professional football identity.
Capture of Orange Free State
British forces occupy the Orange Free State and rename it the Orange River Colony.
Commonwealth
Appointed Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Appointed Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Concentration Camps
Uses concentration camps to restrict Boer commando support.
Concentration Camps
Uses concentration camps to restrict Boer commando support.
Discovery of Rayleighs Law
Formulates a law relating to black body radiation
Discovery of South Pole
The National Antarctic Expedition accept Shackleton
Election
15 candidatures are sponsored, 2 are successful, Keir Hardie in Merthyr Tydfil and Richard Bell in Derby
Election
15 candidatures are sponsored, 2 are successful, Keir Hardie in Merthyr Tydfil and Richard Bell in Derby
Family
Works as a miner and shapes Bevan's working-class background.
Family
Raises Bevan in a large Tredegar mining family.
Fifth League Championship
Aston Villa retains the championship under Ramsay during the 1899/1900 season.
Financial Secretary of Treasury
Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Labour Party, 1st term
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Secretary
Governor
Appointed Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Historic Frome Courses Become Street Alignments
Former river margins persisted in street patterns and land levels after the watercourse was enclosed. The project reduced a particular obstacle to waterfront development.
Ian Hamiltons March Published
Churchill published Ian Hamiltons March, continuing his historical account of the South African War.
Labour Party
129 Trades Unions delegates pass Hardie's motion to establish "a distinct Labour group in Parliament"
Labour Party
Helps create an association called the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) to coordinate attempts to support MPs sponsored by trade unions and represent the working-class population
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Attends the 1900 conference that formes the Labour Representation Committee which became the Labour Party
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
129 Trades Unions delegates pass Hardie's motion to establish "a distinct Labour group in Parliament"
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Helps create the Labour Representation Committee (LRC), meant to coordinate attempts to support MPs, MPs sponsored by trade unions and representing the working-class population
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Helps create the Labour Representation Committee (LRC), meant to coordinate attempts to support MPs, MPs sponsored by trade unions and representing the working-class population
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
The Independent Labour Party nominee Ramsay MacDonald is elected as Secretary of the Labour Representation Committee
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Appointed Chairman of the LRC
Law Elected for Glasgow Blackfriars
Bonar Law enters the House of Commons as a Conservative MP representing Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown.
League Championship Retained
Villa retains the Football League championship for the first time in club history.
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant in the South African Light Horse
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieuetenant in the South African Light Horse
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