Group    From 1865  To 1869

Reform League

A group who campaigned for adult male suffrage, at the time limited to adult males who rented propertied land of a certain value. The Reform Act of 1867 (the Second Reform Act) largely gave them what they wanted, in England and Wales.

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Reform League

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Reformers Tree

This mosaic is at a meeting of 9 footpaths and 7 outlying mosaics, in the sam...

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Paul Head

Paul Head

Paul Andrew Charles Head. He was the son of Charles R. Head (b.1933) and Mary I. Head née Lamonby (b.1933) and his birth was registered in the Newbury, Berkshire, registration district. In Octobe...

Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Levellers

Levellers

A group of political radicals during the Civil War and the interregnum.  Its origins lie in discussions within the New Model Army concerning soldiers' individual rights.  They promoted: law reform,...

Group, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
David Hartley

David Hartley

Politician and inventor of fireproofing systems. Born in Bath, he moved to London where he met and became close friends with Benjamin Franklin. As an MP, he represented Kingston-upon-Hull and becam...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, USA

2 memorials
Long Parliament

Long Parliament

Convened by Charles I, this got its strange name because, through an act of Parliament (passed by, erm, itself) it could not be dissolved unless the members agreed and they didn't, not until after ...

Event, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Captain William Browell

Captain William Browell

Naval officer.  1799, in command of the Sanspareil, was crippled in an accident, and rendered unfit for active service. RN Lieut-Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1809 until his death.

Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial