The Reform Act of 1867 was highly controversial at the time and has remained so. Was it an inevitable step on the road to full democracy or an irresponsible gamble by a politician desperate to win a tactical victory?

John K. Walton

Chapter 1 The importance of the Second Reform Act; Chapter 2 The making of the Second Reform Act; Chapter 3 Reactions to the Second Reform Act; Chapter 4 The impact of reform;