The condition of Ireland and Anglo-Irish relations 1886-1914 Flashcards
Seats won by Liberals in 1885
319
Seats won by Irish Parliamentary party
86
How many seats ddi the Liberal lose in Ireland
All 13
Why did Gladstone offer Home Rule
He was concerned that the nationalists would set up their own Irish Parliament
Liberal majority over conservatives
83
Proposals of Home Rule Bill
Ireland would have its own parliament
No Irish MPs at Westminster
British Parliament would still remain sovereign
Irish parliament would raise taxes and pay £3,250,000 towards national debt and the empire
Chamberlain’s view on Home Rule
Believed that it would lead to the collapse of the Union
He resigned in March 1885
Liberal party reaction to the bill
Whigs opposed it as they believed it would lead to the collapse of the Empire
Conservative party reaction to Home Rule
They were united in opposition to it
How many Liberals joined the conservatives in voting against Home Rule
93 which defeated the bill
Result of the 1886 election
Lord Salisbury won with 393 seats by combining with the Liberal Unionist Party
Liberals only gained 192
Second Home Rule Bill
Proposed same as first bill, but Irish MPs could sit in Westminster
It was defeated in the Lords
How many votes was the second Home Rule Bill drafted by in the Lords
419 - 41
What Land Purchase Acts did the conservatives offer Ireland
1887, 1891 and 1896
1891 Land Act
Gave £33 million to tenants to buy their land
Wyndham Land Purchase Act 1903
Gave landlords £12 million to encourage them to sell their land
Tenants would be given the money to buy the land then pay it in low loans
What policy did the conservatives adopt
Constructive Unionism
Recess Committee 1895
Established in 1895
Aimed to improve Irish agriculture through new farming methods
Local Government of Ireland Act 1898
Introduced a system of city councils which shifted the control away from protestant landowners
When did the Liberal get reelected
1905
What did the passing of the 1911 Parliament Act mean
Threat of the Home Rule Bill passing through, because the threat of veto had disappeared
Why was Balfour nicknamed ‘Bloody Balfour’
Supported the shootings in Mitchelstown in 1887 and his Crime Act gave magistrates new powers to deal worth rioters
Third Home Rule Bill
Did not account for Ulster being independent and led to fierce opposition from the Unionsists and Conservatives
Solemn League and Covenant
Created in 1912 in response to the Third Home Rule Bill which was signed by 450,000 people
