A Nation of Petitioners Petitions and Petitioning in the United Kingdom, 1780-1918 |
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| Author:
| Miller, Henry J. |
| Series title: | Modern British Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-05363-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2023 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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Between 1780 and 1918, over one million petitions from across the four nations were sent to the House of Commons. This first study of the nineteenth-century heyday of petitioning explores the central role of petitions in reshaping the political culture of the United Kingdom, as well as the history of modern British politics.
Between 1780 and 1918, over one million petitions from across the four nations were sent to the House of Commons. This first study of the nineteenth-century heyday of petitioning explores the central role of petitions in reshaping the political culture of the United Kingdom, as well as the history of modern British politics.