Places That Avoided Revolution In The Period Between 1815 And 1848

Great Britain stood out in the fact that is was one of the few places that avoided revolution in the period between 1815 and 1848. There were two main causes behind the revolutionary sentiment in Britain: the need to reform representation in parliament and the Corn Laws. However, unlike the rest of Europe Britain when addressing the issue of representation forced parliament pass legislation to increase the number of people eligible to vote, rather than turn violent. By threatening to revolt the public forced the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832, which increased the number of voters from the middle class and gave representation to the newly developed industrial cities. Despite placating the middle class, the working class received very little