General topic 1: The Conservatives in the age of Peel and Disraeli, 1834-1880

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Origins: The nature and ideas of the Conservative Party in 1841

 

Key issues:

  • Peel’s effectiveness as a party leader, 1834-1846

  • The reforms of the Great Ministry, 1841-1846.

  • Causes and effects of the repeal of the Corn Laws.

  • The 1867 Reform Act and Tory Democracy.

  • Disraelian Conservatism in action, 1874-1880.

Significance/Consequences: The significance and consequences of the main developments in the Conservative Party to 1880

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  1. Robert Peel

  2. Peel in Government 1841-46