The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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The Reform Bill sapped the most towering of these — the position of the landed aristocracy . The first reformed Parliament , elected in 1832 , contained a small but potent leaven of reformers . They launched strong and successful ...
The Reform Bill sapped the most towering of these — the position of the landed aristocracy . The first reformed Parliament , elected in 1832 , contained a small but potent leaven of reformers . They launched strong and successful ...
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The Industrial Revolution , the financial embarrassments that beset England after the war , the struggle for and the passage of the Great Reform Bill , the improved standards in administration , the growth of a spirit of liberalism and ...
The Industrial Revolution , the financial embarrassments that beset England after the war , the struggle for and the passage of the Great Reform Bill , the improved standards in administration , the growth of a spirit of liberalism and ...
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In attempting the reform of naval and military administration , the Whigs were actuated by the same ideas which led them in turn to seek the reform of Parliament , the Church , education and municipal government .
In attempting the reform of naval and military administration , the Whigs were actuated by the same ideas which led them in turn to seek the reform of Parliament , the Church , education and municipal government .
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