Many of the signatures on the Chartist petitions were spurious, but the numbers that were genuine must be easily great enough to qualify the movement as the most widely-supported in history before the twentieth century. Yet it failed. Though five of its six points have now become law, this outcome had little to do with Chartism. The effects that it [...]
Here is a term paper on ‘Reforms of A.V. Dicey in Britain’ during 1868-1885. Walter Bagehot, writing a preface in 1872 to a new edition of his English Constitution of 1867, made necessary by the passage of the Second Reform Act, expressed the fear 'that both our political parties will bid for the support of the working-man,' perhaps suggesting the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the religious and social reforms in India after 1858. Religious Reform in India: Filled with the desire to adapt their society to the requirements of the modern world of science, democracy and nationalism, and determined to let no obstacle stand in the way, thoughtful Indians set out to reform their traditional religions, for [...]