Events from the year 1869intheUnitedKingdom. Monarch – Victoria Prime Minister – William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal) 7 January – Amateur Swimming Association...
There are five types of elections intheUnitedKingdom: elections to the House of Commons of theUnitedKingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when...
Since 1922, theUnitedKingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland...
throughout the UnitedKingdom, it is illegal to buy sex from a person under 18 where the perpetrator does not reasonably believe they are 18 or over. In England...
supermarket chains currently operating intheUnitedKingdom. The food retail market has been dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's...
Metrication, the process of introducing the metric system of measurement in place of imperial units, has made steady progress intheUnitedKingdom since the mid-20th...
The prime minister of theUnitedKingdom is the principal minister of the crown of His Majesty's Government, and the head of the British Cabinet. There...
Sunday-only weekly newspapers are distributed nationally intheUnitedKingdom. Others circulate in Scotland only and still others serve smaller areas. National...
(1868-1869) Parliamentary Papers vol xxxi (or the Report of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions) was a landmark report to theUnitedKingdom Parliament...
The Irish Church Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 42) was an act of the Parliament of theUnitedKingdom which separated the Church of Ireland from the Church...
list of prime ministers of theUnitedKingdom by age. This table can be sorted to display prime ministers of theUnitedKingdom by name, order of office...
Louis Rothman (1869–1926) was the founder of Rothmans International, one of theUnitedKingdom's largest tobacco businesses. Apprenticed at the age of fourteen...
the legislation having passed through the House of Commons of theUnitedKingdom and House of Lords. August – anti-Irish riots at Pontlottyn inthe Rhymney...
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1869 to Wales and its people. Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey – Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of...
housing intheUnitedKingdom, also known as council housing or social housing, provided the majority of rented accommodation until 2011 when the number...
Fellows of the Royal Society elected in1869. Samuel White Baker (1821–1893) John Jeremiah Bigsby (1792–1881) Charles Chambers (1834–1896) William Esson...
This is a list of the current and defunct physical clothing and footwear shops intheUnitedKingdom. This includes shoes, clothing and sportswear, but...
the Prime Minister, 1955–1997, in 2005. List of prime ministers of theUnitedKingdom List of spouses of national leaders born abroad Spouse of the prime...
related to 1869. 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar...
TheUnited States ambassador to theUnitedKingdom (known formally as, The Ambassador of theUnited States of America to the Court of St James's) is the...
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war) which relate to theUnitedKingdom, Ireland...
The history of theUnitedKingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of theUnitedKingdom as a unified state came into...
territorial changes and political events intheUnitedKingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of...
Alexandra of the UnitedKingdom, she was known as Princess Maud of Wales before her marriage, as her father was the Prince of Wales at the time. Maud was...
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