Home Rule Flashcards
When was the first home rule bill?
1886
When was the second home rule bill?
1893
Who won the 1906 general election?
Liberals with a landslide victory
What angered the House of Lords in November 1909?
People’s Budget Bill
What happened at the January 1910 elections?
Liberals 274/Conservatives 272
What happened at the December 1910 elections?
272/271 hung parliament. IPP balance of power
When was the Parliament Act?
August 1911
When was the third home rule bill introduced?
April 1912
What was the Agar-Robartes amendment of June 1912?
Exclude 4 protestant counties of Ulster
When was the UVF set up?
January 1913
What was Carson’s tactical amendment?
Exclude all 9 counties of Ulster
When was Carson’s tactical amendment?
1 January 1913
What was the Lorborne Letter of September 1913?
Told Asquith that compromise was needed and this was a turning point for Liberals
When was the Ulster Provisional Government set up?
23 September 1913
What happened in Dundee on 9 October 1913?
Churchill made a speech speaking out against Asquith
Who was part of the Autumn 1913 secret talks?
Bonar-Law, Carson, Asquith
February 1914?
Temporary exclusion
What did Carson do on 9 March in HoC?
‘We do not want death with a stay of execution of 6 years’
What happened on 20 March 1914?
Curragh Mutiny
How many officers were involved in the Curragh Mutiny?
57
What did the HoL do on 8 July 1914?
Landsdowne called for a permanent exclusion of all 9 counties of Ulster
When did the Buckingham Palace Conference take place?
21-24 July 1914
When did the third home rule bill receive royal assent?
18 September 1914
Who did Carson replace as leader of the Ulster Unionist council in 1910?
Walter Long
