Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1874 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
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Benjamin Franklin Arrives in London - 1724, First Bomb Dropped on English Soil - 1914
Famous and historic events from 1874
Far from the Madding Crowd Published
Famous Britons born in 1874
Ernest Shackleton
GK Chesterton
Gordon Bottomley
Gustav Holst
Harold Harwood
Harry McGowan
Hewlett Johnson
Holbrook Jackson
Howard Carter
James Thomas
Katharine Atholl
Lewis Spence
Mabel Royds
Martin Lowry
Mary Garden
Rowland Biffen
Somerset Maugham
Winston Churchill
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