ADV INFO - The First Home Rule Bill and the Decline of Parnell Flashcards
why was the 1885 election consequential in Gladstone’s decision to introduce his first home rule bill
the liberals lost all 13 of their seats in Ireland whilst the Irish party won 86 out of the 103 available seats
what did Gladstone suspect after the election
unless he offered Home Rule, the nationalists would just set up their own Irish Parliament
what was the liberal majority over the conservatives
86
what did the small majority mean for Gladstone
he needed the support of the Irish MPs to ensure the legislation would pass
what did Herbert Gladstone do
he leaked the news to the press that ‘Mr GLadstone has definitely adopted the policy of Home Rule for Ireland’
what is Herbert Gladstones leak called
the Hawarden Kite
what did the Hawarden Kite lead to
it left Gladstone with little choice but to press ahead with his plans.
what were the key proposals of the Home Rule Bill
- Ireland would have an assembly with two houses.
- The Irish Parliament would raise its own taxes
- The British parliament would maintain supreme power
- There would no longer be any Irish MPs at Westminster
- The Lord-Lieutenant would be the British rep in Ireland
Which members of the Liberals believed that Home Rule would lead to the collapse of the British Empire
the whigs
who was a famous whig
Lord Hartington
what did Joseph Chamberlain fear
home rule would lead to the collapse of the union
Who shared chamberlains fear
John Bright
what happened on 13th March in the liberal cabinet
Chamberlain resigned
what was united in their opposition to Home Rule
the Conservative party led by Lord Salisbury
what did Salisbury hope
that the failure of the bill would exacerbate Liberal divisions, potentially leading to a long period of Conservative rule
where did the strongest opposition come from
the Irish protestant minority
what happened in Belfast
unionists and nationalists clashed, with 32 deaths.
what happened when they debated the first home rule bill
93 liberal MPs joined the conservative in voting against
how much was the bill defeated by
30 votes
what happened after the bill was defeated
the prime minister resigned and, in the subsequent general election, the Gladstonian Liberals won only 192 seats
what had chamberlain founded
the liberal unionist party
how many MPs did the liberal unionist party get
77 MPs
what did liberal unionists do
supported Salisbury conservatives, who with 316 MPs formed a new government,
what was the beginning of Parnell’s decline
the 1886 election
what was a threat to Parnell’s respectable constitutional approach
the growth of radical nationalism
what was the plan of the campaign
tenants meeting together to agree on an acceptable level of rent. If landlords disagreed, then the tenants would refuse to pay, and those who were evicted got support from the land league
what was Parnell the victim of
a forger, Richard Pigott, who wrote a series of letters in Parnell’s name, expressing support for violent nationalism
what was Parnell named in
a high profile divorce case between captain O’Shea and his wage kitty, many of his nonconformist supporters in the Liberal party were outraged, as was the Irish catholic church
what happened to the Parnell’s party
44 of his more conservative MPs left the party in 1890
when did Parnell die
1891
where was there a split in the Irish party
between John Redmond’s Irish National League and John Dillons Irish National Federation
