Difference between revisions of "Important Victorian Legislation"
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* Reform Act (1832) | * Reform Act (1832) | ||
* Slavery Abolition Act (1833) | * Slavery Abolition Act (1833) | ||
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*Education Acts (starting 1870) | *Education Acts (starting 1870) | ||
* Married Woman's Property Act (1882) | * Married Woman's Property Act (1882) | ||
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| + | ==Terminology== | ||
| + | *Entail: "Entail was a legal term meaning that a landed estate was tied up in such a way that the person inheriting it would have only its income -- and could not sell or mortgage it. Along with primogeniture, it was the legal basis of the British aristocracy'a ability to transmit their great estates intact down through the centuries." (Daniel Pool 1993 p. 304) | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 12 April 2017
Bills
- Reform Act (1832)
- Slavery Abolition Act (1833)
- repeal of Corn Laws (1846) - more free trade
- "taxes on knowledge" 1850s-60s (Attridge Conrad 2010)
- Contagious Diseases Acts (1864)
- Second Reform Act (1867)
- Education Acts (starting 1870)
- Married Woman's Property Act (1882)
Terminology
- Entail: "Entail was a legal term meaning that a landed estate was tied up in such a way that the person inheriting it would have only its income -- and could not sell or mortgage it. Along with primogeniture, it was the legal basis of the British aristocracy'a ability to transmit their great estates intact down through the centuries." (Daniel Pool 1993 p. 304)
