Questions and Analysis in History

2 total works

Parliamentary Reform 1785-1928

by Sean Lang

Published 1 January 1998

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.

From Pitt to Peel

by Sean Lang

Published 15 March 2002

This work examines developments in British politics from 1783 to 1851. Covering the premierships of Pitt and Fox, through Lord Liverpool and Palmerston, to Peel, the text analyses important topics including Parliament's relationship with the monarchy, British foreign policy during the French Revolution and the wars with France, imperial policy, Parliamentary reform and the growth of the State.