end of an era
End of and Era
Queen Victoria reigned from 1837-1901 although the initial date of the “Victorian Age” dates back to 1832. A landowning elite dominated this era of politics. The last decades of the 19th century for Britain was an era that began to transition away from the traditional Victorian ideals. . It was a period that had many changes in political beliefs regarding the role of government and also a period of economic change.
The Reform Bill of 1832 that was written by Lord Palmerston, the prime minister, had achieved a prestige that allowed the bill to be known as “…near-perfect a constitution as humanly possible…” that it was able to discourage any meddling with the English political system until the reform act of 1867. It wasn’t until 1865 when Lord Palmerston passed away, along with the 1865 Union victory of the American Civil War that allowed the flood gates of reform to finally open.
In 1866 William Gladstone proposed a bill that would give the franchise to residents that paid more than seven pounds a year in rent which would in turn give the right to vote to over 300,000 skilled workers. The bill divided the parties because people were afraid not of aristocracy losing its influence for conservatives both Whigs and Torries, but that non-educated people would swamp the educated and thus not allow the government to function properly. The Whigs also feared democracy, Gladstone ensured them his purpose was not to establish democracy, but to entitle a certain element of the population. The bill barely passed the House of Commons and was immediately bogged down by the committee. In 1867, a bill proposed by Deby, the prime minister, and Disraeli, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons was presented.
In order to influence those conservatives that were appalled to the idea of being submerged in a democratic world, Derby and Disraeli had to compose a more complex scheme. In order for the urban rate payers to obtain a vote,
Queen Victoria reigned from 1837-1901 although the initial date of the “Victorian Age” dates back to 1832. A landowning elite dominated this era of politics. The last decades of the 19th century for Britain was an era that began to transition away from the traditional Victorian ideals. . It was a period that had many changes in political beliefs regarding the role of government and also a period of economic change.
The Reform Bill of 1832 that was written by Lord Palmerston, the prime minister, had achieved a prestige that allowed the bill to be known as “…near-perfect a constitution as humanly possible…” that it was able to discourage any meddling with the English political system until the reform act of 1867. It wasn’t until 1865 when Lord Palmerston passed away, along with the 1865 Union victory of the American Civil War that allowed the flood gates of reform to finally open.
In 1866 William Gladstone proposed a bill that would give the franchise to residents that paid more than seven pounds a year in rent which would in turn give the right to vote to over 300,000 skilled workers. The bill divided the parties because people were afraid not of aristocracy losing its influence for conservatives both Whigs and Torries, but that non-educated people would swamp the educated and thus not allow the government to function properly. The Whigs also feared democracy, Gladstone ensured them his purpose was not to establish democracy, but to entitle a certain element of the population. The bill barely passed the House of Commons and was immediately bogged down by the committee. In 1867, a bill proposed by Deby, the prime minister, and Disraeli, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons was presented.
In order to influence those conservatives that were appalled to the idea of being submerged in a democratic world, Derby and Disraeli had to compose a more complex scheme. In order for the urban rate payers to obtain a vote,