The Midlothian campaign of 1878–80 was a series of foreign policy speeches given by William Gladstone, former leader of Britain's Liberal Party. Organised...
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Midlothian (/mɪdˈloʊðiən/; Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan Lodainn) is registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for...
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modern campaign is often described as William Ewart Gladstone's Midlothian campaign in 1878–80, although there may be earlier recognizably modern examples...
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William Ewart Gladstone (section Midlothian campaign)
Bulgarian April Uprising. His Midlothian Campaign of 1879–1880 was an early example of many modern political campaigning techniques. After the 1880 general...
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Midlothian is a historic county of Scotland. It emerged in the Middle Ages as the territory surrounding the city of Edinburgh within the wider Lothian...
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Gladstone's upset victory in the Midlothian Campaign of 1880, regarded as the birth of the modern political campaign in the United Kingdom. After Gladstone's...
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evident in the great campaign to re-elect Gladstone, culminating in the 1880 general election. Known today as the Midlothian campaign, it was masterminded...
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Gladstone went beyond image by appealing directly to the people. In his Midlothian campaign – so called because he stood as a candidate for that county – Gladstone...
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opposition triumph with 352 seats. Its intense rhetoric was led by the Midlothian campaign of the Liberals, particularly the fierce oratory of Liberal leader...
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Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (category Lord-lieutenants of Midlothian)
came to national attention in 1879 by sponsoring the successful Midlothian campaign of William Ewart Gladstone. His most successful performance in office...
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Dalkeith (redirect from Woodburn, Midlothian)
dal-KEETH; Scottish Gaelic: Dail Cheith, pronounced [t̪al ˈçe]) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401...
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policy was seen as immoral by Gladstone, and following the latter's Midlothian campaign, the government was heavily defeated in the 1880 general election...
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Heart of Midlothian Football Club, commonly known as Hearts, is a professional football club in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish...
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1880 he conducted the first outdoor mass-election campaign in Britain, known as the Midlothian campaign. The Liberals won a large majority in the 1880 election...
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London and had since condemned the annexation as unjust during his Midlothian campaign. In early 1880 Hicks Beach forwarded a scheme for South African federation...
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slavery. 1878–1880: William Ewart Gladstone's UK Midlothian campaign ushered in the modern political campaign. 1893: New Zealand is the first nation to introduce...
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accepted the offer in January 1879, and later that year began his Midlothian campaign, speaking not only in Edinburgh, but across Britain, attacking Disraeli...
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Scotland were contested. Of particular note was the Scottish-based Midlothian campaign of William Gladstone. Below is a table summarising the results of...
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Especially in his Midlothian campaign speeches of 1880 he had expounded on his Liberal philosophy of government. The major concern of the campaign was with foreign...
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2006–07 season was the 126th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 24th consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football...
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1869–1880. He reorganised the Liberal party and arranged Gladstone's Midlothian campaign of 1879–1880. He was elected Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs...
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2005–06 season was the 125th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian, and their 23rd consecutive season in the top level of Scottish football...
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1870. A Liberal, he was present for William Ewart Gladstone's first Midlothian campaign at Lord Rosebery's house in 1879. He became Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire...
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William Ewart Gladstone's UK Midlothian campaign between 1878-80 began the move towards modern political campaigning. The Representation of the People...
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Horses Cicero Ladas Sir Visto Mentmore Towers Mentmore and Crafton Studs Liberal Imperialists Liberal League Midlothian campaign Rosebery Charity Cup...
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Horses Cicero Ladas Sir Visto Mentmore Towers Mentmore and Crafton Studs Liberal Imperialists Liberal League Midlothian campaign Rosebery Charity Cup...
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2024–25 season is the 144th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian. It is the club's fourth season of play back in the top tier of Scottish...
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Horses Cicero Ladas Sir Visto Mentmore Towers Mentmore and Crafton Studs Liberal Imperialists Liberal League Midlothian campaign Rosebery Charity Cup...
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1880 conducted the first outdoor mass-election campaign in Britain, known as the Midlothian campaign. The Liberals won a large majority in the 1880 election...
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Gladstone addresses 20,000 people in Waverley Market at start of Midlothian campaign;[citation needed] the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh moves to Lauriston...
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