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Tag Archives: Elections
New book: Parties, agents and electoral culture in England, 1880-1910
Our assistant editor, Dr. Kathryn Rix, has just published her first book, with Boydell and Brewer, in the Royal Historical Society’s Studies in History series, entitled Parties, agents and electoral culture in England, 1880-1910. She shares some of the key … Continue reading
From ‘true blue’ Tory to Reformer: Samuel Adlam Bayntun (1804-1833)
While our MP of the Month sat only briefly in the Commons after 1832, his parliamentary career provides valuable insights into two important aspects of nineteenth-century politics: the fluidity of party labels and the influence which money had in the … Continue reading
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The Victorian female franchise
Welcome to the first of our guest blogs. On BBC Radio 4 tonight Dr Sarah Richardson presents a programme about the discovery of an early Victorian poll book listing women voters (click here to listen). Female participation in non-parliamentary elections … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Guest blog, Local government
Tagged Elections, Female participation, Local government, Women voters
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