By admin, 12 January, 2015

KS3 > Political Reform

In this topic, we explore the political changes that took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that helped turn Britain from a country with few people had the right to vote to one which was much closer to the democracy we have today.

The late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a period of great change in Britain. This was especially the case for Parliament. At the start only a few, very rich people had any say in politics. By the end, many more people – although not everyone – could choose their Member of Parliament.

By admin, 7 May, 2014

Hertford

<p>Hertford was well established before the Norman Conquest, and returned Members to at least 16 medieval Parliaments. However, the town fell into severe decline as a result of the Black Death, and the franchise was allowed to lapse after 1376. During the early sixteenth century the local economy began to recover, mainly because its markets were increasingly frequented by traders from London buying grain, malt, and other staples.<fn>E. de Villiers, ‘Parlty. Bors. Restored by the Commons 1621-41’, <em>EHR</em>, lxvii. 180; <em>VCH Herts</em>. iii.

By psalmon, 17 December, 2013

RF