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King Peasants Barons and Bishops Knights Gives land Works for the Lord of the Manor

Starter : Try and remember your feudal system from your work on the Middle Ages. Complete the diagram using the words around the edge. King Peasants Barons and Bishops Knights Gives land Works for the Lord of the Manor Fights for the Nobles Helps the king rule.

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King Peasants Barons and Bishops Knights Gives land Works for the Lord of the Manor

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  1. Starter : Try and remember your feudal system from your work on the Middle Ages. Complete the diagram using the words around the edge. • King • Peasants • Barons and Bishops • Knights • Gives land • Works for the Lord of the Manor • Fights for the Nobles • Helps the king rule

  2. Was the 1832 Great Reform Act really that great? By the end of the lesson you will: Demonstrate your understanding of the main points of the Great Reform Act Explain the reasons why the Reform Act was necessary Analyse the ultimate effectiveness of the Great Reform Act

  3. The Monarchy The political system in the early 19th Century The House of Lords The House of Commons – about 650 MPs The people who vote – the Electorate

  4. Complete this table

  5. Answers

  6. Using the information from your table, explain how far you agree with these statements.

  7. What did the Great Reform Act do? • disenfranchised 56 boroughs in England and Wales and reduced another 31 to only one MP – i.e. Took MPS away from where they were not needed or over represented and made things fair • created 67 new constituencies – to represent those in the newly emerging industrial towns • broadened the franchise's property qualification in the counties, to include small landowners, tenant farmers, and shopkeepers – gave the vote to middle class men • created a uniform franchise in the boroughs, giving the vote to all householders who paid a yearly rental of £10 or more and some lodgers – again, the middle classes

  8. So who can vote after 1832? Barons and Bishops Middle Class (Knights) Working class (Peasants) How great is the Great Reform Act? Answer the question by referring to how each category might respond.

  9. Was the 1832 Great Reform Act really that great? Now show that you have: Demonstrated your understanding of the main points of the Great Reform Act Explained the reasons why the Reform Act was necessary Analysed the ultimate effectiveness of the Great Reform Act

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