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- Queen Victoria12
- Social Class and Inequality20
- Poverty and the Poor Law12
- Women in Victorian Britain11
- Victorian Culture and Everyday Life10
- Public Health in Victorian Britain6
- Parliamentary Reform and Democracy44
- Chartism28
- Industrialisation and Economic Reform12
- Peel, Gladstone and Disraeli18
- Ireland and British Politics7
- Crime and Punishment10
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Chartism Why did Chartism emerge as a political force? What did the People's Charter of 1838 demand? - Universal manhood suffrage - no property qualification for voting/becoming MP - annual elections: increases accountability ...
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19th Century Britain Key Words Whig - Political party in parliament of England. Tory - A member of the conservative party Franchise - The right to vote in public election Radical - Relating to or offering the fundamen...
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19th Century Britain Key Words Whig - Political party in parliament of England. Tory - A member of the conservative party Franchise - The right to vote in public election Radical - Relating to or offering the fundamen...
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Drink, Drugs, and the Victorians Drinking Drink was heavily legislated and policed where drugs were not Ale and Beer Beer has hops (antiseptic qualities, acts of as a preservative) Housewives' task to make ale for the household Earliest drinking esta...
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The Representation of the People Bill 1866 + 1867 The Representation of the People Bill 1866 + 1867 1867 Debates and disloyalty in the Commons Sensing the time was right, Gladstone introduced the Representation of the People Bill into the House of Commons on 12 March...
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Democratic Reform in Britain Reforming ParliamentIn 1815 Britain was a constitutional monarch w/ parliament and 2 political parties, but was far from democratic. Wealthy nobles and upper class dominated politics. Long standing laws kept many from...
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What impact did the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 have on Britain? Impact of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 (New Poor Law) 1. Who were the 3 new Poor Law Commissioners? What were their backgrounds? Sir Thomas Frankland Lewis - former Tory MP - Captain George Nicholls - self-made ...
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How successfully did Peel deal with problems in Ireland? The Condition of Ireland In what ways was Ireland different to mainland Britain (England, Wales and Scotland)? The majority were Roman Catholics, apart from north-west Ulster. 18th Century - Protestant Ascendency: lan...
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Social and Economic Reform in Britain A Series of ReformsDuring early - mid 1800s Parliament passed many laws, the most controversial involved free trade (trade between countries without quotas, tariffs, and other restrictions) Britain repealed (canceled)...
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CHARTISM - popular radicalism - DG WRIGHT - created from Mind Map "mass working-class movement making a determined bid for political power" traditionally all working class, though deviated from this internalising select middle class originally popular radical movement to achieve alt...
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corn Law reason for Corn Law 1815 Corn Law- guarantee foreign competition would not out beat British wheat growers (causing low prices) if price too low not worth farmers to grow wheat, prices too high the poor could not affor...
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The Victorians The Victorians invented themselves – writers invented the word 'Victorian' in 1851. They saw themselves as almost perfect – or at least creating a world that would be perfect soon.Queen Victoria had hardly died before...
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Untitled Peel won the election of 1841.Gladstone, as a rising young Tory, was given office. Disraeli, who had expected a government post, was not, and he never forgave Peel for this. Disraeli saw this as an opportunity. Acting...
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Gladstone Gladstone's Mission The result of the 1868 election was a triumph for Gladstone, the Liberals gained a majority of over 100. When Gladstone heard of his success, he commented "my mission is to pacify Ireland. Gladston...
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Victorian Era - created from Mind Map Middle class: Some educated with stable jobs. Working Class: people employed in lower torn jobs usually manual labour or jobs no one wanted to do Upper Class
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Victorian's idea of the 'ideal woman' ...
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Victorians The Victorian age in British history is named after Queen Victoria, who was Britain's queen from 1837 until 1901.What was life like for Victorian children? There were big differences in homes, schools, toys and entert...
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inclusive cultural community? - created from Mind Map Chartism became a living community, locally and nationally with a culture of its own Above all, a mvt open and inclusive: every person, now matter how lowly, mattered. So was opened to working class but also saw contr...
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Reasons for the growth of the parliamentary reform movement - created from Mind Map Existing system was unfair Wanted to improve the system so there was less corruption Open ballots allowed bribery
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HISTORY SUFFRAGETTES In the 1800s only rich men allowed to vote. So the women wanted rights to vote too so they set up campaigns for the right to vote. The early campaigners were called suffragists. Millicent Fawcett led a so...
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Untitled Victorian Religion and science Darwin's Theory of evolution was controversial In the early 1800's Christianity taught that God created every species to be perfectly adapted to its environment. The Book of Genesis also...
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