The British Reform Act, supported by Prime Minister Earl Grey to ‘prevent the necessity of revolution’, extended the vote for the House of Commons to property-owning men in towns. Six out of seven men still could not vote.
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The British Reform Act, supported by Prime Minister Earl Grey to ‘prevent the necessity of revolution’, extended the vote for the House of Commons to property-owning men in towns. Six out of seven men still could not vote.
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