A poem about tea by William Ewart Gladstone πβ
TIL 12 years British PM William Gladstone loved chopping trees down with axes. 1,000s would gather to watch him, and he was still felling in his mid 80s. bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bfβ¦
Was Karl Marx's quote of William Gladstone in Das Kapital Vol 1 Ch 25 accurate to the letter and/or the spirit of the original speech?
I saw Engels discuss allegations of Marx having misquoted Gladstone and seen it claimed online that it was a purposeful misquotation and also misinterpretation of the intent behind i. What is the historical truth?
Chancellor of the Exchequer William Ewart Gladstone with directors and engineers of the Metropolitan Railway Company on an inspection tour of the world's first underground line, 24th May 1862. Built between Paddington and the City of London. [1920x1419]
βWe are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe.β β William Ewart Gladstone (British PM)
The Popular Will: Book 4 drop continues as Victoriaβs death sees the proclamation of the Union of Britain with William E Gladstone as Chairman-Regent. alternatehistory.com/foruβ¦
Posting memes about underrated people every day #2: William Ewart Gladstone
Female orgasm as written by William Gladstone ('The Twelve")
Dollis Hill House, London. In its day, it hosted William Gladstone and Mark Twain. During WW1, it served as a hospital, while during WW2, it was one of the locations of Winston Churchill's War Cabinet. Heavily damaged by fires in the 80s and 90s, it was controversially demolished in 2012
TIL that in 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library. Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books the ΒΎ mile between his home and the library. His desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaβ¦
Liverpool University will rename student halls named after former Prime Minister William Gladstone liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/β¦
William Gladstone: Liverpool students rename hall after anti-racism activist bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englandβ¦
George Floyd protests: Activists draw up hit list of UK statues they want removed - Monuments of former prime ministers such as William Gladstone and Sir Robert Peel, as well as English sea captains James Cook and Sir Francis Drake, are listed as targets news.sky.com/story/georgeβ¦
Coat of arms of William Gladstone from a book i found in my school library
On this day in 1886, Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone introduced the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the House of Commons. His speech, linked below, was designed to persuade Liberals that Ireland deserved to be governed in accordance with βIrish ideasβ. It led to a split in Liberal Party. api.parliament.uk/historiβ¦
William Gladstone: University of Liverpool to rename building over slavery links
Liverpool University will rename sudent halls named after former Prime Minister William Gladstone liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/β¦
Chancellor William Ewart Gladstone on an inspection tour of the worldβs first underground line, London, 24th May 1862.
"If you are cold, tea will warm you, if you are too heated, it will cool you, if you are depressed, it will cheer you, if you are excited, it will calm you." - William Gladstone
George Floyd protests: Activists draw up hit list of UK statues they want removed - Monuments of former prime ministers such as William Gladstone and Sir Robert Peel, as well as English sea captains James Cook and Sir Francis Drake, are listed as targets news.sky.com/story/georgeβ¦
Today in Victorian History Benjamin Disraeli succeeds William Gladstone as British Prime Minister (1874) britannica.com/place/Unitβ¦
Context: Liverpool University will rename student halls named after former Prime Minister William Gladstone family links to slaveholding
Thinking back to happier times. Caricatures of The Beatles on The William Gladstone (a Pub near The Cavern Club) in Liverpool. This was for The World Cup 2014.
Rodney Street, Liverpool. This was the street where four times Prime Minister William Gladstone was born in. This one street has over 70 listed Georgian houses [OC] [Building]
The Liberal Party of the UK (1859β1988) arose from an alliance of Whigs, free-trade Peelites, and Radicals; provided prime ministers including William Gladstone, H.H. Asquith, and David Lloyd George; and was associated with intellectuals such as J.S. Mill, J.M. Keynes, and William Beveridge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libβ¦
The Liberal Party of the UK (1859β1988) arose from an alliance of Whigs, free-trade Peelites, and Radicals; provided prime ministers including William Gladstone, H.H. Asquith, and David Lloyd George; and was associated with intellectuals such as J.S. Mill, J.M. Keynes, and William Beveridge. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libβ¦
Leaders of the Opposition - Part VIII: William Gladstone, the Marquess of Hartington & the Earl Granville.
At this point the Leaders of the Opposition become more clear cut. The two major parties both have mechanisms to appoint party leaders and are more consistent in appointing leaders in both chambers.
Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons
| Name | William Gladstone |
|---|---|
| Dates as Opposition Leader | June 1866 - December 1868, February 1874 - February 1875, June 1885 - February 1886, July 1886 - August 1892 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Significant Offices Held | Prime Minister (1892, 1886, 1880 & 1868), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1880,1873, 1859 & 1852), War Secretary (1845), President of the Board of Trade (1843). |
| Name | Marquess of Hartington |
|---|---|
| Dates as Opposition Leader | February 1875 - April 1880 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Significant Offices Held | President of the Board of Education (1900), Lord President of the Council (1895), War Secretary (1882), Secretary of State for India (1880), Chief Secretary of Ireland (1871), Postmaster General (1868). |
Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Lords
| Name | Second Earl Granville |
|---|---|
| Dates as Opposition Leader | February 1858 - June 1859, December 1868 - December 1868, February 1874 - April 1880, June 1885 - February 1886, July 1886 - April 1891. |
| Party | Whig, Liberal |
| Significant Offices Held | Foreign Secretary (1880, 1870 & 1851), Lord President of the Council (1859, 1855 & 1852) |
During this Period
| Sovereign | Queen Victoria |
|---|---|
| Prime Ministers | Lord John Russell, Earl of Derby, Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Palmerston, Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone, Marquess of Salisbury. |
| General Elections | 1852, 1857, 1859, [1865](https://en.wikipedia.org/wik |
Crnogorska nacija Δestita Liberalnoj partiji, britanskom liberalu, buduΔem premijeru Ε kotu William-u Gladstone-u na izbornoj pobjedi 1880.
William Ewart Gladstone en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilβ¦
William Ewart Gladstone, 1889
>"But let the working man be on his guard against another danger. We live at a time when there is a disposition to think that the Government ought to do this and that and that the Government ought to do everything. There are things which the Government ought to do, I have no doubt. In former periods the Government have neglected much, and possibly even now they neglect something; but there is a danger on the other side. If the Government takes into its hands that which the man ought to do for himself it will inflict upon him greater mischiefs than all the benefits he will have received or all the advantages that would accrue from them. The essence of the whole thing is that the spirit of self-reliance, the spirit of true and genuine manly independence, should be preserved in the minds of the people, in the minds of the masses of the people, in the mind of every member of the class. If he loses his self-denial, if he learns to live in a craven dependence upon wealthier people rather than upon himself, you may depend upon it he incurs mischief for which no compensation can be made."
Rodney Street, Liverpool. This was the street where four times Prime Minister William Gladstone was born in. This one street has over 70 listed Georgian houses [OC] [2400 x 1600]
TDIH: April 8, 1886, William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govβ¦
TIL that supporters of William Gladstone in the 1890 general election published a pamphlet about his opponent entitled "Political Achievements of the Earl of Dalkeith". Every one of its pages was blank. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polβ¦
TIL that in 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library. Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books the ΒΎ mile between his home and the library. His desire, his daughter said, was to "bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaβ¦
The Rivalry Between Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone owlcation.com/humanities/β¦
"The abolition of the House of Peers. The grand old man pulls down the constitution." A political cartoon showing William Gladstone destroying the pillars supporting a building on which is inscribed "British Constitution" and "House of Lords", 1891.
Rodney Street, Liverpool. This was the street where four times Prime Minister William Gladstone was born in. This one street has over 70 listed Georgian houses [OC]
British Prime Ministers - Part XV: Benjamin Disreali & William Ewart Gladstone.
Due to matters of a personal nature I will be unable to make a thread tomorrow morning, so the thread will have to be this evening. Though if any two Prime Ministers deserve and extra evening of discussion, it ought to be these two.
29. First Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
| Portrait | Benjamin Disraeli |
|---|---|
| Post Nominal Letters | PC, KG, FRS |
| In Office | 27 February 1868 - 1 December 1868, 20 February 1874 - 21 April 1880 |
| Sovereign | Queen Victoria |
| General Elections | 1874 |
| Party | [Conservative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK%29) |
| Ministries | Disraeli I, Disraeli II |
| Parliament | MP for Buckinghamshire (until 1876), Earl of Beaconsfield (from 1876) |
| Other Ministerial Offices | First Lord of the Treasury; Leader of the House of Commons; Leader of the House of Lords (II); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (II) |
| Records | First ethnically Jewish Prime Minister; Oldest Prime Minister to be defeated in a General Election without returning to office (75 years old); Last Prime Minister to be raised from the Commons to the Lords whilst in office; Only Prime Minister to have a goatee. |
Significant Events:
- Public Health Act 1875
- Great Indian Famine of 1876
- Purchasing of shares in the Suez Canal Company
- Congress of Berlin
- Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Breaking up of the League of Three Emperors
- Anglo-Zulu War
30 . William Ewart Gladstone
| Portrait | William Gladstone |
|---|---|
| Post Nominal Letters | [PC](https://en.w |
