The Marquess of Salisbury becomes Prime Minister for the third time

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

Dates

Date of occurrence 1895-06-25-1902-07-11

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United Kingdom (Location)

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This was a period when securing a majority in the House of Commons was difficult, and the Marquess of Salisbury's first term as Prime Minister had been as leader of a minority Conservative administration in 1885. His second term at the helm (1886-1892) was much more productive, since in coalition with Joseph Chamberlain's Liberal Unionists, he had an outright majority in Parliament, and saw the passage of various reforms. In his third term, the dominant issues were Ireland and colonial warfare. The Liberal party had suffered from their split over the issue of Irish Home Rule, so at the 1895 election, the Conservatives gained the support of Joseph Chamberlain's Liberal Unionist party. Salisbury aimed to "fight Home Rule with kindness", and introduced land reforms to help enable Irish…

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The Marquess of Salisbury becomes Prime Minister for the third time". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 August 2013 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1869, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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