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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.
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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 .
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.
1870 16 April: The Vaudeville Theatre opens. 2 May: The first permanent horse-drawn street trams in London run on the Brixton Road. July: French painters Monet, Pissarro Daubigny and the dealer Paul Durand-Ruel move to London to escape the Franco-Prussian War. 13 July: Victoria Embankment, engineered by Joseph Bazalgette, opens. [112]
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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 .
15 August – 1872 Pontefract by-election, a ministerial by-election which is the first UK Parliamentary election held by secret ballot following the Ballot Act. The incumbent Hugh Childers retains his seat. 18 August – Licensing Act establishes licences for public houses and limits drinking hours. [1]