a number that remained unchanged until the Reform Act of 1832. The MPs constituted some 7% of the membership of the House of Commons, a percentage which in 1536 was roughly similar to Wales ...

After much contention, the Reform Act of 1832 was secured. It was a very modest measure which increased the proportion of the adult male population having the right to vote from about 5% to 8%.

Dating from the Georgian era, gentlemen's clubs were reserved exclusively for the aristocracy and the elite, to meet, drink, ...

T he question of how history judges prime ministers can be answered in one word: haphazardly. This is because, of course, ...

Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, both shaped by their unique cultural sensibilities, offered contrasting paths of ...

An OSHA investigation determined the employee was fired in retaliation for refusing to issue locomotive and conductor licenses to an untrained, unqualified candidate ...

Electoral registers were first created in 1832 as a result of the Great Reform Act, 1832. Strict voting qualifications – based on land ownership – meant that at this date just 1% of the adult ...

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Kohyama, J. (2025) Breaking Free from “Sacrificing Sleep to Achieve”: Toward an Approach Grounded in Sleep Health Literacy. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 13, 359-377. doi: ...

Indeed, in 1832 the Great Reform Act was passed, a formal acknowledgement that women did not form part of the electorate and were therefore excluded! However the events and social changes that ...