Demonstrations
Disrupts Edward Greys meeting in Manchester
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1905 in Great Britain — Page 2
Explore 76 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1905.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1905
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Deputy Party Leader
Serves under Campbell-Bannerman
Discovery Expedition
Scott was given leave from the Navy to write the official expedition account, The Voyage of the Discovery; this was published in 1905
Election
The Conservatices win just 156 seats at the general election. Defeated after a split by tariff reform proposals of Joseph Chamberlain
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Free State
Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State
IGS
Founds the Imperial General Staff
in 1905
Scott was given leave from the Navy to write the official expedition account, The Voyage of the Discovery; this was published in 1905
Independence of Great Britain
Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State
Independence of Great Britain
The Traansval is awarded self-Government. Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State
Independence of Orange Free State
Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State
Independence of Transvaal
Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State
Independence of Transvaal
The Traansval is awarded self-Government. Agrees to requests from Smuts for self-Government in the Transvaal & Free State
Kipps
Publication of "Kipps". Publication of "A Modern Utopia"
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
Appointed Chairman of the LRC
Law Leaves Trade Office
Bonar Law leaves his Board of Trade post when the Conservative government falls from power.
Lecturer at the University of Manchester
Becomes the first person to lecture in meteorology at a British university when he was appointed lecturer at the University of Manchester
Liberal Party Intellectual Realignment
Churchill entered the Liberal government and became a notable spokesman for reformist Liberal politics.
Local Government Board
Appointed President of the Local Government Board
Mobilization
Plans the mobilization of British Expeditionary Force
Moves in Bloomsbury Circles
Strachey became part of London intellectual networks later associated with the Bloomsbury Group.
Observatory Photographic Plates Archived
The observatory assembled durable photographic records that enabled astronomers to examine celestial positions over extended periods.
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Return of Sherlock Holmes
Publication of "Return of Sherlock Holmes"
Royal Society
Appointed President of the Royal Society
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for Home Affairs
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for War & the Colonies
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for Scotland
Segregation
Milners Native Affairs Commission recommends black & white segregation
Socialism and Society
Publication of "Socialism and Society"
Territorial Army
Founds the Territorial Force which becomes the Territorial Army
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Publication of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Publication of "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
Treasury Appointment
Becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Liberal government.
Utopia
Publication of "Kipps". Publication of "A Modern Utopia"
Villa Cup Final Goalkeeper
Billy George kept goal during Aston Villa's 1905 FA Cup-winning campaign and provided a dependable presence behind the defence.
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