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Catholic Emancipation Act is Passed by Parliament
a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws. -
Sleavery is Banned in British Colonies
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Queen Victoria Assends to the Throne
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Irish Patato Famine
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All women 30 and Older Gain the Right to Vote in Great Britain
a national movement that began in 1872. Women were not prohibited from voting in the United Kingdom until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act. Both before and after 1832, establishing women's suffrage on some level was a political topic, although it would not be until 1872 that it would become a national movement with the formation of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and later the more influential National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). -
Second Reform Act is Passed by British Parliament
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Use of Secret Ballot in Great Britain passes
he secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are anonymous. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy. -
Queen Victoria Dies
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British Parliament Ends All Public Hangings
