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Holly Reading A2 History Coursework Unit Five: Coursework Popular Protest, Suffrage and Democracy 1827-1928 (A.) It is apparent from the sources that popular pressure did play a role in the extension of the franchise in the 1832, 1867 and 1884 Reform Acts however there is also evidence that other political factors for reform were evident from 1832 and grew in significance which seemed to eclipse that of mass popular pressure of Chartism. The most reliable source for showing that the franchise was extended as a response to public pressure is source five. Next reliable is source two, followed by source six, one and four. Least reliable is source three as it is biased. Source five (most reliable) is a secondary source and relates to the 1867 Reform Act with references to public pressure through the Hyde Park Riots. Smith refers to the riots as 'incidental'; with reform already under way parties had already seen political advantage...

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