The Third Reform Act was passed during his tenure as Prime Minister.
During the 1888 match girls strike, some of the striking workers covered a statue of this politician in their own blood, saying that it had been paid for with their blood. During this Prime Minister's tenure, the Cardwell Reforms of the army were passed, including the abolition of flogging during peacetime. He wrote the anti-Catholic pamphlet The Vatican Decrees in their Bearing on Civil Allegiance. This man's son told the press that he had decided to support (*) Irish home rule, an event which became known as the "Hawarden ["harden"] Kite." The Third Reform Act was passed during his tenure as Prime Minister. This four-time Chancellor of the Exchequer attacked a rival for failing to respond to the Ottoman crackdown on the April uprising, which was known as the "Bulgarian Horrors." For 10 points, name this rival of Benjamin Disraeli.'
During the 1888 match girls strike, some of the striking workers covered a statue of this politician in their own blood, saying that it had been paid for with their blood.
William (Ewart) Gladstone