The big picture
The big picture

Britain did not move from oligarchy to democracy in one sudden step. In c1780 the franchise was narrow, property-based and entirely male, while representation was distorted by rotten boroughs, pocket boroughs and the under-representation of industrial towns.
Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level History Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.