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* 3 May – [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|general strike]] begins in support of the miners' strike at midnight 3–4 May.
* 3 May – [[1926 United Kingdom general strike|general strike]] begins in support of the miners' strike at midnight 3–4 May.
* 4 May – The [[British Broadcasting Company|BBC]] broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published due to the general strike.
* 4 May – The [[British Broadcasting Company|BBC]] broadcasts five news bulletins a day as no newspapers are published due to the general strike.
* 9 May – Marital law in Britain because of the general strike.
* 9 May – Martial law in Britain because of the general strike.
* 10 May – Talks between government and strikers begin.
* 10 May – Talks between government and strikers begin.
* 12 May – The general strike ends at midnight 12–13 May without concessions to the strikers, coal miners remain on strike.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* 12 May – The general strike ends at midnight 12–13 May without concessions to the strikers, coal miners remain on strike.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
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* 15 December
* 15 December
** [[Legitimacy Act 1926]] permits the [[Legitimation#Family law|legitimisation]] of a child born to unmarried parents by their subsequent marriage to each other.
** [[Legitimacy Act 1926]] permits the [[Legitimation#Family law|legitimisation]] of a child born to unmarried parents by their subsequent marriage to each other.
** Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act, intended to restrict press reporting of salacious details in divorce cases.<ref>{{cite journal|first=Stephen|last=Cretney|volume=9|journal=Child & Family Law Quarterly|pages=43-|year=1997|title='Disgusted, Buckingham Palace...' – The Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926}}</ref>
** [[Electricity (Supply) Act 1926|Electricity (Supply) Act]] creates the [[Central Electricity Board]] to set up the [[National Grid (UK)|National Grid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |title=Lighting by electricity |publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|The National Trust]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629091025/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref>
** [[Electricity (Supply) Act 1926|Electricity (Supply) Act]] creates the [[Central Electricity Board]] to set up the [[National Grid (UK)|National Grid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |title=Lighting by electricity |publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|The National Trust]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629091025/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-chl/w-places_collections/w-collections-main/w-collections-highlights/w-collections-lighting-electricity.html |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref>
* 31 December – [[William Henry Hadow|Hadow]] report on ''The Education of the Adolescent'' published.<ref name=HDA>{{cite web|title=Education in England: a history|first=Derek|last=Gillard|year=2018|url=http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/timeline.html|publisher=HDA|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>
* 31 December – [[William Henry Hadow|Hadow]] report on ''The Education of the Adolescent'' published.<ref name=HDA>{{cite web|title=Education in England: a history|first=Derek|last=Gillard|year=2018|url=http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/timeline.html|publisher=HDA|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref>

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1926 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1924 | 1925 | 1926 (1926) | 1927 | 1928
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1926 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the general strike.

Incumbents

Events

Undated

Publications

Births

Warren Mitchell
Moira Shearer
Gillian Lynne
Elizabeth II
Geoffrey Howe

Deaths

Sidney Lee
Sarah Doudney

See also

References

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  7. ^ Pugh, Martin (2002). "'Queen Anne is dead': The Abolition of Ministerial By-Elections, 1867–1926". Parliamentary History. 21 (3): 351–366. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2002.tb00238.x. ISSN 0264-2824.
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  9. ^ Cretney, Stephen (1997). "'Disgusted, Buckingham Palace...' – The Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1926". Child & Family Law Quarterly. 9: 43-.
  10. ^ "Lighting by electricity". The National Trust. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  11. ^ Gillard, Derek (2018). "Education in England: a history". HDA. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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  15. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Laurie Clough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
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