At the beginning of this period political parties were not as organised as they are today, instead there were looser groups of

The term used to describe a government system that looks after the economic and social well-being of its people.  Measures such as unemployment insurance or healthcare are paid for by taxes. This mean [..]

At the beginning of this period political parties were not as organised as they are today, instead there were looser groups of

A way of casting your vote in secret. This was to prevent people, such as landlords or bosses, from pressurising people to vote for a certain

the violent overthrow of a governmental system, as in the

Actions taken by governments against a particular group. In this period, these were often used against those who called for reform. They could include banning public meetings or marches, stopping peop [..]

The principle that

the term for changing where

A way of peacefully protesting for political reform. People would gather together in a meeting (also called a ‘rally’ or ‘march’) to listen to speakers who called for reform. The belief was that if th [..]

People or politicians who wanted major changes to the system of government, often very quickly. The term is used for people who argued for some very different changes, but they all wanted change to th [..]