Parliamentary reform, 1785-1928
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Parliamentary reform, 1785-1928
（Questions and analysis in history / edited by Stephen J. Lee and Sean Lang）
Routledge, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928 surveys the dynamically changing role of the British Parliament from the pre-reformed Parliament through:
the 1832 Great Reform Act
Chartism
the campaign for working class suffrage
Catholic emancipation
the long struggle for the granting of female suffrage.
Beginning with a wide survey of the origins and nature of Parliament, the author offers a detailed context for the campaigns for its reformation of in the nineteenth century and the attitude of Victorians towards it. This comprehensive approach promotes understanding of the wider issues of parliamentary reform and provides an essential aid and context to students studying this topic.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1: The Unreformed Parliament
- 2: The Great Reform Act
- 3: Chartism: The Demand for Universal Suffrage
- 4: Disraeli and the Second Reform Act
- 5: The Professionalisation of Politics, 1867-1900
- 6: The Labour Movement and the Growth of Democracy
- 7: The Decline of the Monarchy and the Fall of the House of Lords
- 8: Votes for Women
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