Gladstone Flashcards
What did Gladstone say his mission was in 1868?
To “pacify Ireland”
What are the three main theories of his real motivation in 1868 for solving the Irish problem?
Response to the Fenian atrocities 1867
He was a morale man an felt Ireland needed reform after famine
Wanted an issue to unite diverse liberal party
Gladstone prescribed to what ideology?
Social liberalism
When was the Irish Disestablishment act?
1869
What did the Irish Disestablishment act limit tithes to?
TRICK QUESTION
Act meant tithes to the church of Ireland were no longer compulsory
how much did gladstone limit church property to?
£10 mill
What did Gladstone do with his disendowment from the disestablishment act?
Split it between charity and compensation for priests
When was the first Irish Land Act?
1870
what did the first Irish land act do?
Made it that owners had to compensate Tennants for evictions for all reasons other than non payment
Have a land payment grant
Was the first Land Act a success or failure ?
Failure
Which university was meant to be expanded in the Irish university act 1873
Dublin
When did Gladstone’s first ministry end
1874
When did Gladstone’s second ministry begin?
1880
Who replaced Gladstone as pM in 1974
Disreali🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
When was the second land act?
1881
