Prior to the Reform Act of 1832, which massively expanded the franchise and ended the rotten borough system, roughly a ...

One of the main drivers of Tory Democracy was the passing of the Reform Act in 1832, which expanded the franchise and forced local Conservative parties to engage with newly-enfranchised voters.

Crucially, he pledged to accept the 1832 Reform Act, which had recently increased the number of people eligible to vote. Peel won the election, but only narrowly. He resigned the following year ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Between the 1832 Great Reform Act and the outbreak of World War One in 1914, over 2,600 by-elections took place in Britain. They were ...

It was a stunning morning back in July, one of those rare days when, by eight o’clock, the dew had already burnt off, the ...

Mr Jenrick’s plan is inspired by the Great Reform Act of 1832 which expanded democracy and swept away corruption in the British political system. “Keir Starmer is already planning a second ...

Jenrick’s plan is inspired by the Great Reform Act of 1832 which expanded democracy and swept away corruption in the British ...

accepting the Reform Act 1832 but remaining opposed to unnecessary changes that might lead to “a perpetual vortex of agitation”. Peel was elected unopposed and became Prime Minister of a minority ...

As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people may seek understanding in the idea ...

In June 1832, two events stirred up political conflict in Lower Canada: the Place d'Armes by-election, which turned into a tragedy costing several lives, and the cholera epidemic. At the beginning ...

Inequality of the sexes defined the 19th century in the UK, as rights were determined by sex. Inequality of the sexes defined the 19th century in the UK, because your sex determined what rights ...

The party is choosing a leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who in July led the Conservatives to their worst ...