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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.
Timeline of Scottish history 1870 in: The UK • Wales • Elsewhere: Events from the year 1870 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers. Lord ...
1870 Bridgnorth by-election; 1870 Colchester by-election; 1870 East Devon by-election; 1870 East Suffolk by-election; 1870 Hatfield rail crash; 1870 Isle of Wight by-election; 1870 Mid Surrey by-election; 1870 Newport (Isle of Wight) by-election; 1870 Norwich by-election; 1870 Nottingham by-election; 1870 Plymouth by-election; 1870 Shrewsbury ...
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