Admiral, Sir John Colpoys, GCB
Naval officer. Â While attempting to control the 1797 Spithead mutiny, Colpoys ordered the shooting of his own crew thus causing the death of several men (we can't find an exact number). Â Not surpri...
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Viscount Combermere, Wellington Stapleton-Cotton
Born Bedford. Inherited the title from his father, the first Viscount, in 1865. Was killed in a collision with a horse-drawn carriage and while all the family and staff were away at the funeral his...
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, 2018
Held in London, the 25th CHOGM.
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Commonwealth of England
Following the Civil War and the 1649 execution of Charles I, England and Wales (and later Ireland and Scotland) were governed as a republic with Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. The monarchy in t...
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Second Congress of the Communist League
At this meeting Karl Marx (attending as delegate of the Brussels Circle) and Frederick Engels (representing the Paris communities) were commissioned to write an action programme for the Communist L...
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Department for Communities and Local Government
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones:Â "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
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Jim Connell
Political activist. Born in Rathniska, near Kilskyre, County Meath. As a teenager he joined the Irish Republican Brotherhood and signed the Fenian Oath. He moved to London in 1875 and worked on Kei...
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Emma Cons
Social reformer and theatre manager. Born London. Knew and was influenced by Octavia Hill, John Ruskin and Henrietta Barnett. Her involvement in the temperance movement led to her taking on the lea...
Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Theatre
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