62 Pages
    by Routledge

    62 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Reform Act of 1867 was highly controversial at the time and has remained so. Was it an inevitable step on the road to full democracy or an irresponsible gamble by a politician desperate to win a tactical victory?

    Chapter 1 The importance of the Second Reform Act; Chapter 2 The making of the Second Reform Act; Chapter 3 Reactions to the Second Reform Act; Chapter 4 The impact of reform;

    Biography

    John K. Walton

    `John Walton's study of the 1867 Reform Act keeps up the excellent standard set by earlier volumes of the Lancaster Pamphlets. All issues are dealt with in a judicious and critical manner.' - Teaching History