Monthly Archives: May 2023

Reappraising England’s reformed electoral map, 1832-1868: the impact of the 1832 Reform Act

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Martin Spychal

As part of our series reflecting on the recent ‘Politics before Democracy’ conference, Dr Martin Spychal, a Senior Research Fellow on the 1832-1868 Commons project, discusses the impact of the 1832 reform legislation on English electoral politics. At the 2023 Politics … Continue reading →

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Conference registration now open: ‘Organise! Organise! Organise! Collective Action, Associational Culture and the Politics of Organisation in the British Isles, c.1790-1914’

Posted on May 19, 2023 by salmonphilip
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“To wring the widow from her customed right”: the debate about the ‘widow franchise’ in nineteenth-century Britain

Posted on May 3, 2023 by salmonphilip

Our recent History of Parliament / University of East Anglia conference on ‘Politics before Democracy’ featured over 30 papers on topics ranging across the 18th and 19th centuries. Over the next few weeks we’ll be posting some summaries as part … Continue reading →

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