English History: Nineteenth Century Reforms

Duration: 13 min

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Coronet Films

Color: B&W

Credits: Lacey Baldwin Smith

Description: Indicates the condition of the English government in 1832 and the changes produced by the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884 in creating a more democratic government. Explains the need for representational reform as a result of population shifts caused by industrialization. The correction was begun in the Act of 1832, which changed borough representation and lowered property requirements for voting. The requirements were again revised by the Second and Third Reform Acts. Highlights the views of those who favored and those who opposed reform.

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