Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Explain how Peel changed the fortunes of the Conservative party 1829 – 41 Between 1829 and 1841, many changes had been made by Peel to reconstruct the Tory Party
Member rating: No Rating | Words: | Submitted: Thu Aug 17 2006
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Explain how Peel changed the fortunes of the Conservative party 1829 - 41 Between 1829 and 1841, many changes had been made by Peel to reconstruct the Tory Party in to the Conservative Party which enabled them to win the elections in 1841 with the majority of over 70%. However many historians may argue that it may not be entirely by down to Peel but other external factors, for example the weakness and vulnerability of the Whigs causing their electoral support to diminish. I believe that it was a variation of both Peel and external factors explaining the fortunes of the conservative party. Peel had been perceived to improve the conservative party fortunes as he was able to recognise that the middle class were more important than ever in society and the party needed to embrace policies and reinforce the traditional along with embracing the new industrial society. To solve this, Peel...
To see the full version of this document, and 144,904 others
