Table of Contents

• Parliamentary Reform 1815–50
• How was society changing?
• How was Britain governed?
• Why did pressure for parliamentary reform increase after 1815?
• Why did Parliament vote to reform itself?
• What was the impact of the Great Reform Act?
• Did the Reform Act lead to further reforms?
• What was the Chartist movement?
• Votes for Women 1867–1928
• What was the status of women in Victorian society?
• Why did the campaign for women's suffrage begin in the 1860s?
• How successful was the early suffragist movement?
• What were the origins of the militant suffragette movement?
• How did the First World War affect the campaign for women's suffrage?
• What was the impact on British society of the enfranchisement of women?
• Representation and Democracy 1830–1931
• Why democracy?
• How undemocratic was the British political system?
• How did the electoral system become more democratic?
• What was the significance of these reforms?
• Why was the transition to democracy such a lengthy business?
• What was the impact of the political parties?
• What was the impact on the role of the state?
• Conclusion.

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