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1873 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1873 in the United Kingdom
Incumbents
Events
3 March - the first performance of W. S. Gilbert and Gilbert Arthur à Beckett 's play The Happy Land Royal Court Theatre . The play created a scandal by breaking regulations against the portrayal of public characters, parodying William Gladstone , Robert Lowe , and Acton Smee Ayrton , respectively the Prime Minister , Chancellor of the Exchequer , and First Commissioner of Works .13 March - William Gladstone resigns as Prime Minister, but the Conservatives fail to form a government, and Gladstone returns to office two days later.[1] 31 March - Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873 reforms judiciary, establishing the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales .[1] April - Ashanti attack British forts in the Gold Coast .[1]
1 April - The British steamer RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia killing 547.2 April - The first sleeping car is introduced in Britain, on the Glasgow to London night express.[1] 9 June - Alexandra Palace in London destroyed by fire only a fortnight after its opening.[2] 26 November - British troops invade Ashanti territory.[1]
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References
^ a b c d e f Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History . London: Century Ltd, 295-296. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2 .
^ Ben Weinreb & Christopher Hibbert (1995). The London Encyclopaedia . Macmillan, 288. ISBN 0-333-57688-8 .
See also
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1873 in the United Kingdom: 
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