# First Irish Home Rule Bill is defeated (1886)

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Gladstone proposed an Irish legislature, splitting the Liberal Party. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1886 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The defeat made Home Rule one of the defining constitutional issues of late Victorian politics.

## Why it matters
The defeat made Home Rule one of the defining constitutional issues of late Victorian politics.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — First Irish Home Rule Bill is defeated](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=First+Irish+Home+Rule+Bill+is+defeated&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — First Irish Home Rule Bill is defeated](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=First+Irish+Home+Rule+Bill+is+defeated)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)