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343 pages ; 25 cm It might sound like the stuff of dull school books, but this is a vivid and dramatic account of the gruelling parliamentary struggle to pass a radical reform act in Britain at a time of extreme political frustration and social unrest Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index Introduction -- 1. The Old system -- 2. Tory disintegration, 1827-30 -- 3. The first Bill -- 4. On to the vote -- 5. Gascoyne's motion, dissolution and election -- 6. The second Bill -- 7. The Lords: the outcome -- 8. Bristol, Birmingham and after -- 9. The second Bill and hopes for peer creation -- 10. Back in the Lords -- 11. The Bill in the Lords -- 12. The days of May

Who reads Reform! : the fight for the 1832 Reform Act?

Author

Edward Pearce

Publisher

Jonathan Cape 2003-11-06

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780224061995

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, History, Humanities

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14