Prussia's Church Clash Shapes State and Unity
In Berlin the School Inspection Bill signals a shift toward church state separation as the Crown, Bismarck, and the King maneuver. The clash tests ecclesiastical power, with the Old Catholic and Evangelical factions aligning against clerical authority while Vatican France and Rome watch the outcome.
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Herrenhaus
House of Lords
Junker Party
Squirearchy
Bismarck
Prussia
Illidm
Berlin
Vatican
Germany
France
Alsace- Lorraine
Cardinal Antonelli
M. Thiers
Rome
Debates on Education Act divide House factions in Commons
Across the Commons Gallery a pivotal Education Act debate unfolds with Education League and Nonconformist figures in attendance. Dixon argues against the act highlighting local boards and compulsory schooling, while Forster defends it and signals potential modifications. The discussion, marked by strong party lines and a near-full house, ends with a significant Radical minority and Mundella noting a possible amendment to secure rural school boards and compulsory attendance.
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Education League
R. W. Dale
Birmingham
Crosskey
Dixon
National League
Church of England
Forster
Henry Richard
Gladstone
Miall
Committee of Council On Education
Privy Council Office
Richard
Bradford
Liddell
Backhouse
Corrance
Auberon Herbert Rose
Herbert
Mr. Herbert
Lord Robert Montagu
Lord Robert
Leatham
W. H. Smith
Lyon Playfair
Dr. Playfair
Fawcett
Charles Reed
Reed
Mitchell Henry
Greene
Radical Party
Mundella