1885 in the United Kingdom

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1885 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1883 | 1884 | 1885 (1885) | 1886 | 1887
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Sport

Events from the year 1885 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

Theatre poster for The Mikado
Original Blackpool Tramway car

Undated[edit]

Publications[edit]

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 438–440. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  3. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  4. ^ "Cremation". The Times. No. 31405. London. 27 March 1885. p. 10.
  5. ^ a b c Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  6. ^ a b "William Ewart Gladstone". Archontology.org. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "New Honours". St James's Gazette. London. 26 June 1885. p. 10.
  8. ^ Fellion, Matthew; Inglis, Katherine (5 September 2017). Censored: A Literary History of Subversion and Control. Montreal: McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 9780773551893.
  9. ^ "Icons of Invention: Rover safety bicycle, 1885". Making the Modern World. Science Museum (London). Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  10. ^ Eveleigh, David J. (2008). Privies and Water Closets. Oxford: Shire Publications. ISBN 978-0-7478-0702-5.
  11. ^ James, J. (1997). All about Sway Tower. Lymington: Lymington Museum Trust.
  12. ^ Trout, Edwin (October 2002). "Sway Tower: an early example of high-rise concrete construction". Concrete: 64–5.
  13. ^ Marlowe, Michael D. "English Revised Version (1881–1895)". Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  14. ^ Smith, Lyn (2012). Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons Who Risked Their Lives to Make a Difference. Ebury Publishing. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-09-194067-6.