Edexcel A-Level History 9HI0
The Crusades, c1095–1204Paper 1
England, 1509–1603: Authority, Nation and ReligionPaper 1
Britain, 1625–1701: Conflict, Revolution and SettlementPaper 1
Britain, c1785–c1870: Democracy, Protest and ReformPaper 1
Russia, 1917–91: From Lenin to YeltsinPaper 1
In Search of the American Dream: The USA, c1917–96Paper 1
Germany and West Germany, 1918–89Paper 1
Britain Transformed, 1918–97Paper 1
Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106Paper 2
England and the Angevin Empire in the Reign of Henry II, 1154–89Paper 2
Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55Paper 2
The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609Paper 2
France in Revolution, 1774–99Paper 2
Russia in Revolution, 1894–1924Paper 2
The Unification of Italy, c1830–70Paper 2
The Unification of Germany, c1840–71Paper 2
Mao’s China, 1949–76Paper 2
The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90Paper 2
India, c1914–48: The Road to IndependencePaper 2
South Africa, 1948–94: From Apartheid State to ‘Rainbow Nation’Paper 2
The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c1911–46Paper 2
Spain, 1930–78: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-Establishment of DemocracyPaper 2
The USA, c1920–55: Boom, Bust and RecoveryPaper 2
The USA, 1955–92: Conformity and ChallengePaper 2
Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509Paper 3
Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485–1603Paper 3
The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598Paper 3
The Witch Craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750Paper 3
Industrialisation and Social Change in Britain, 1759–1928: Forging a New SocietyPaper 3
Poverty, Public Health and the State in Britain, c1780–1939Paper 3
Britain: Losing and Gaining an Empire, 1763–1914Paper 3
The British Experience of Warfare, c1790–1918Paper 3
Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928Paper 3
Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923Paper 3
The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and RealityPaper 3
Germany, 1871–1990: United, Divided and ReunitedPaper 3
The Making of Modern Russia, 1855–1991Paper 3
The Making of Modern China, 1860–1997Paper 3
Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850–2009Paper 3
Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004Paper 3
Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928
- 19 subtopics
- 55 things to know
- Paper 3
- Paper 3 themes option, chosen from sixteen
What Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928 covers
A Paper 3 option combining aspects in breadth on the widening franchise, redistribution and the changing party system with aspects in depth on radical protest and Chartism, the campaign against the Contagious Diseases Acts, the suffragettes, and the trade union agitation that ended in the General Strike.
Where it is assessed
Paper 3
Themes in breadth with aspects in depth, one option of sixteen.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 19 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Changes in the franchise, c1780–1928Recall questions on who could vote in 1780, the Acts of 1832, 1867, 1884 and 1918, why women over thirty came first, and the size of the electorate by 1928.Open →
- Reform and redistribution, c1780–1928Recall questions on rotten and pocket boroughs, the inequality of representation, why 1832 passed when earlier attempts failed, and how much redistribution mattered.Open →
- The influence of the crown and aristocracyRecall questions on crown patronage, Dunning's motion, aristocratic control in the counties, why that influence declined, and the Parliament Act of 1911.Open →
- Changes in political parties, c1780–1928Recall questions on the loose connections of 1780, registration after 1832, the Birmingham caucus, the Primrose League, the rise of Labour, and party discipline.Open →
- Aims, tactics and impact of extra-parliamentary protestRecall questions on the London Corresponding Society, Spa Fields, the Pentrich Rising, Peterloo, the role of spies, and the Cato Street Conspiracy.Open →
- Government responses to radical protestRecall questions on the treason trials of 1794, suspension of Habeas Corpus, the Two Acts and the Six Acts, the taxes on knowledge, and the use of the yeomanry.Open →
- Paine, Cartwright, Cobbett and HuntRecall questions on Rights of Man and its circulation, the Hampden Clubs, Cartwright's programme, the Political Register, and Hunt as a platform orator.Open →
- Chartism’s aims and actionsRecall questions on the six points, moral and physical force, the National Convention, the three petitions, the Newport Rising, and Kennington Common.Open →
- Fluctuations in support for ChartismRecall questions on which groups supported it, the link with trade depressions, middle-class attitudes, regional variation, the Land Plan, and women's participation.Open →
- Government responses to ChartismRecall questions on arrests and prosecutions, Napier's approach, the treatment of the Newport leaders, and how railways and the telegraph changed the response.Open →
- Reasons why the Contagious Diseases Acts were introducedRecall questions on venereal disease in the forces, the 1862 committee, the three Acts, how they were enforced, and the double standard they embodied.Open →
- The Acts’ impact on prostitutes and ordinary womenRecall questions on compulsory examination and detention, why it was called instrumental rape, the effect on all working-class women, and the case of Mrs Percy.Open →
- Josephine Butler and the Contagious Diseases ActsRecall questions on Butler's leadership and the cost of it, the Ladies' National Association, its arguments, Wolstenholme, and the Pontefract by-election.Open →
- WSPU organisation and tacticsRecall questions on how the WSPU differed from the NUWSS, deeds not words, hunger strikes and forcible feeding, Black Friday, and whether militancy helped.Open →
- Emily Davison and the PankhurstsRecall questions on Emmeline and Christabel, how Sylvia differed from them, Davison at the Derby, the suspension of militancy in 1914, and how much credit the WSPU deserves.Open →
- Government attitudes to female suffrageRecall questions on Asquith's hostility, the failure of the 1909 bill, the Conciliation Bills, the Speaker's ruling of 1913, and the Cat and Mouse Act.Open →
- Shinwell, Maxton, Bevin and the Glasgow strikesRecall questions on the Glasgow rent strike and Mary Barbour, the Rent Restriction Act, the 40-hour strike, and the meaning of Red Clydeside.Open →
- Union revival after the First World WarRecall questions on wartime membership growth, the Triple Alliance, Black Friday, Bevin and the TGWU, J. H. Thomas, and the Council of Action.Open →
- The General Strike, 1926Recall questions on what caused it, Red Friday and the government's preparations, how solid it was, the role of the media, why the TUC called it off, and the 1927 Act.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How did the WSPU pursue votes for women after 1908?
What happened to Pitt the Younger's reform proposals?
What triggered the Parliament Act 1911?
What was the Newport Rising of 1839?
Why was the Ladies' National Association significant?
Why did WSPU militancy increase after 1908?
Why did the 1913 Government Franchise Bill fail?
What were the AEU and the TGWU?
What was the state of the franchise around 1780?
How large was the electorate by 1928?
What was a 'rotten borough'?
How did the crown and aristocracy influence elections around 1780?
What were parties like around 1780?
How did the 1832 Act change party organisation?
What were the Spa Fields meetings of 1816?
What were the Six Acts of 1819?
What happened to the London Corresponding Society leaders in 1794?
Why did the government fear radical societies in the 1790s?
What did Cartwright and his network of clubs contribute?
What did Cobbett and his twopenny paper contribute?
What was Feargus O'Connor's role?
Which groups supported Chartism most strongly?
How did the growth of railways affect the government response?
How many Chartists were imprisoned?
Why were the Contagious Diseases Acts introduced?
Why were the Contagious Diseases Acts repealed?
How did the Acts affect working-class women generally?
Did the Acts reduce venereal disease?
What was Elizabeth Wolstenholme's role?
Who founded the WSPU and when?
What was Emily Davison's role?
What was the Cat and Mouse Act?
What caused the Glasgow rent strike?
What were the roles of Ernest Bevin and J. H. Thomas?
What was the Triple Alliance?
What caused the General Strike of 1926?
What was Red Friday?
What was a pocket borough?
What was 'economical reform' in the 1780s?
What was the Birmingham caucus?
What was the March of the Blanketeers in 1817?
What was the outcome of the 1794 treason trials?
What was Henry Hunt's role as a radical orator?
What was the difference between 'moral force' and 'physical force' Chartism?
What was the relationship between Chartism and the Anti-Poor Law movement?
How were the Newport leaders treated?
How widespread was venereal infection among soldiers and sailors?
How did the Acts affect women's ability to leave prostitution?
What was the Pontefract by-election of 1872?
What tactics did the WSPU use?
What were the roles of Christabel and Sylvia Pankhurst?
Why did Geoffrey Howard's 1909 adult suffrage bill fail despite passing its second reading?
Who led the rent strike?
What role did the media play?
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What was the state of the franchise around 1780?
Model answer
A tiny, unequal electorate (roughly one in ten adult males), based on inconsistent property qualifications; representation did not reflect population, with rotten boroughs over-represented and new industrial towns unrepresented.
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What did the 1832 Representation of the People Act do?
Model answer
It disenfranchised 56 rotten boroughs, gave seats to industrial towns, and set a uniform borough franchise of £10 householders; the electorate rose from about 500,000 to about 800,000 (roughly one in five adult men).
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What did the 1884 Representation of the People Act do?
Model answer
It extended the household franchise to the counties, enfranchising agricultural labourers and miners; the electorate rose to about 5.5 million (roughly 60% of adult men).
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What did the 1918 Representation of the People Act do?
Model answer
It gave the vote to all men over 21 and to women over 30 who met a property qualification, tripling the electorate to about 21 million; women voted for the first time.
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What did the 1928 Equal Franchise Act do?
Model answer
It gave women the vote on the same terms as men – all those over 21 – achieving equal franchise.
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How many people could vote in 1780?
Model answer
Around 3 per cent of the adult population of England and Wales, on a chaotic variety of borough qualifications and the forty-shilling freehold in counties.
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- What does Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928 cover in Edexcel A-Level History?
- 19 subtopics: changes in the franchise, c1780–1928, reform and redistribution, c1780–1928, the influence of the crown and aristocracy, changes in political parties, c1780–1928, aims, tactics and impact of extra-parliamentary protest, government responses to radical protest, paine, cartwright, cobbett and hunt, chartism’s aims and actions, fluctuations in support for chartism, government responses to chartism, reasons why the contagious diseases acts were introduced, the acts’ impact on prostitutes and ordinary women, josephine butler and the contagious diseases acts, wspu organisation and tactics, emily davison and the pankhursts, government attitudes to female suffrage, shinwell, maxton, bevin and the glasgow strikes, union revival after the first world war and the general strike, 1926. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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