Charles Stewart Parnell

Charles Stewart Parnell became president of the Irish National Land League, which campaigned for tenant farmers' rights. The league organized boycotts and protests against landlords, leading to the Land Act of 1881, which granted reforms.

Charles Stewart Parnell was elected leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He transformed the party into a disciplined force advocating for Home Rule, using obstructionist tactics in the British Parliament to advance Irish interests.

Charles Stewart Parnell was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol under the Coercion Act for his role in the Land League. His imprisonment led to the Kilmainham Treaty, where the government agreed to concessions in exchange for Parnell's cooperation in ending agrarian violence.

Charles Stewart Parnell's first Home Rule Bill was defeated in the British House of Commons. The bill proposed limited self-government for Ireland, but was opposed by the Conservative Party and Liberal Unionists, leading to its failure.

Charles Stewart Parnell was named as co-respondent in the divorce case of Captain William O'Shea and his wife Katharine. The scandal led to Parnell's political downfall, as the Liberal Party and Irish Catholic Church withdrew support, splitting the Irish Parliamentary Party.