The late 19th century

 
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The table below summarises some of the general historic events of the late 19th century.

Specific Brickell related activities and more local (Dorset, Kent, Cheshire) events will be progressively added to this table with links to further pages that provide more detailed information.

 

Date	Historic event	Brickell activity
1851	The Great Exhibition. Harriet Taylor publishes The Enfranchisement of Women.
1854-6	Crimean War.
1857	Indian Mutiny.
1857-8	Second Opium War opens China to European trade.
1859	Charles Darwin publishes Origin of the Species.
1861	Death of Prince Albert.
1867	Second Reform Bill.
1868	First Trades Union Congress. Disraeli's first Conservative government.
1868-74	Gladstone's first Liberal government.
1869	Opening of the Suez canal.
1870	Education Act allows all children to attend elementary schools. Dickens dies.
1872	Scottish Education Act reorganises schools.
1873-80s	Great Depression.
1876	Victoria becomes Empress of India. Massacre of Christians in Turkish Bulgaria leads to anti-Turkish campaign in Britain.
1878	Congress of Berlin reaches agreement on Turkey. Britain gains island of Cyprus.
1879	Zulu War: British defeat at Isandhlwana, victory at Ulund.i
1880-1	First Anglo-Boer War.
1882	Britain occupies Egypt.
1885	Death of Gordon at Khartoum. Burma is annexed.
1886	First Irish Home Rule Bill introduced by Gladstone's government.
1888	Matchgirl's strike.
1889	Docker's strike.
1890-1903	Booth's study of London poverty published.
1893	Second Irish Home Rule Bill defeated in the Lords.
1896	Sudan conquered.
1899	Rowntree's survey begun.
1899-1902	Second Anglo-Boer War.

 

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