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  2. 1870 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) drafted by William Edward Forster MP encourages elementary education by creating a system of secular school boards in England and Wales at whose schools attendance may be compulsory. [4] [7] Women are eligible to stand and vote for local school boards where created.

  3. 1870s - Wikipedia

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    The 1870s (pronounced "eighteen-seventies") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires , imperialism and militarism rose in Europe and Asia .

  4. Category:1870s in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Articles and events specifically related to the decade 1870s in the United Kingdom Wikimedia Commons has media related to United Kingdom in the 1870s . Subcategories

  5. List of British innovations and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Engineers during World War Two test a model of a Halifax bomber in a wind tunnel, an invention that dates back to 1871.. The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved British people or the United Kingdom including the predecessor states before the Treaty of Union in 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.

  6. Timeline of British history - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom

  7. Timeline of British history (1800–1899) - Wikipedia

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    This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1800 AD until 1899 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of the British Isles .

  8. 1871 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    1 January – disestablishment of the Church of Ireland by the Irish Church Act 1869 comes into effect. [1]26 January – Rugby Football Union established in London. [2]10 February – Great Gale in the North Sea: 28 ships wrecked and total fatalities are estimated at over fifty, including six crew of Bridlington life-boat Harbinger.

  9. 1870 - Wikipedia

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    1870 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1870, the ...