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Definition of Primrose League

Primrose League
Primrose League Prim"rose` League (Eng. Politics) A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in 1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.

Meaning of Primrose League from wikipedia

- The Primrose League was an organisation for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. It was founded in 1883. At a late point in its existence...
- primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to Eurasia. The common name is primrose, or occasionally common primrose or...
- Primrose may refer to: Primula vulgaris, commonly known as the primrose (also called the common primrose or English primrose) many other species of the...
- 1883: Conservative Primrose League formed. 1884: Third Reform Act – Male electorate doubled to 5 million. 1889: Women's Franchise League established. 1894:...
- Primrose Day marked the anniversary of the death of the British statesman and prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, on 19 April 1881...
- (1849–1918) was a British Conservative who was one of the Primrose League's leading advocates. The league would influence elections and with her as treasurer...
- English civilisation, our taste and our morals". He was Chairman of the Primrose League General Purposes Committee from 1971 to 1985. In foreign affairs, Stokes...
- nineteenth century with the phenomenal success of the Conservative-aligned Primrose League. At first it proved highly successful, with Whitaker's Almanack reporting...
- for her subsequent lifetime of back problems. She also joined the Primrose League and attended local Conservative Party meetings. Aside from the local...
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