This article pioneers a new methodological approach to the study of electoral politics by combining an analysis of the politics of reading, library association and the reading habits of electors in an English urban constituency in the early 19th century. By integrating an examination of reading practices and intellectual context into our analysis of electoral contests, political history scholars can go further in their examination of the unreformed electoral system and attempt to gauge the motivations behind voting habits and partisan identification in this period. Using electoral voting data and the records of an urban subscription library, this article explores the interrelation between the Bristol Library Society and Bristol's electoral politics, as well as conducting an analysis of which books were being borrowed and read by electors in a politically tumultuous year. Although few in number compared with the total size of Bristol's electorate, Bristol Library members were among some of the most politically and culturally influential individuals in Bristol society and were active participants in electoral contests in the city, either as candidates, campaigners, civic officials or voters. An analysis of their voting habits reveals that the library's membership reflected the Tory political hegemony that became pronounced in the city's civic politics. Moreover, an analysis of their reading habits in 1812 reveals an interest in political texts that were conservative and anti-Gallic in tone, that were representative of the political climate in Bristol in 1812, and which contributed to the defeat of candidates for reform in its electoral contests.
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This article uses data from 28 poll books to explore voter behaviour over time in early 18th-century English parliamentary elections (from 1710 to 1735). Voters in this period exhibited a high degree of partisan loyalty from one election to the next. But voters were also quite likely to drop out of the electorate between elections. As a case study of Sussex elections in 1734 shows, even among voters who made a definite promise to vote for a given candidate or set of candidates, there was a significant proportion who did not vote. While some non-voting can be explained as an attempt to avoid disobliging powerful patrons, this article argues that voters needed to be motivated to appear at the polls. The electoral culture of the early 18th century – treats, balls, public appearances by the candidates, etc. – should be understood as attempts to mobilise rather than to persuade potential voters.
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Cover Illustrations: Top row, left to right: Parliament House, College Green, Dublin, from James Malton, A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin (1791); The National Assembly for Wales; The Parliament Buildings, the Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont, Belfast. Middle row, left to right: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh; The Houses of Parliament, Westminster; The Parliament House (right) and Exchequer, Edinburgh, c.1740, after a drawing by John Elphinstone (National Gallery of Scotland, Dept of Prints and Drawings). Bottom row, left to right: view of Westminster with Parliament House (House of Commons), 1641, by Wenceslaus Hollar; view of Westminster Hall, by Hollar; statue of Richard I, Old Palace Yard, Westminster.
{"title":"Cover Image, Volume 42, Issue 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1750-0206.12639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12639","url":null,"abstract":"Cover Illustrations: Top row, left to right: Parliament House, College Green, Dublin, from James Malton, <i>A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin</i> (1791); The National Assembly for Wales; The Parliament Buildings, the Northern Ireland Assembly, Stormont, Belfast. Middle row, left to right: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh; The Houses of Parliament, Westminster; The Parliament House (right) and Exchequer, Edinburgh, c.1740, after a drawing by John Elphinstone (National Gallery of Scotland, Dept of Prints and Drawings). Bottom row, left to right: view of Westminster with Parliament House (House of Commons), 1641, by Wenceslaus Hollar; view of Westminster Hall, by Hollar; statue of Richard I, Old Palace Yard, Westminster.","PeriodicalId":44112,"journal":{"name":"Parliamentary History","volume":"369 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138505491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract Viscount Castlereagh (1769–1822), Britain's polarising foreign secretary and leader of the house of commons from 1812–22, has been studied through the lens of diplomacy and politics, but never through the lens of mental health. As 2022 marked the 200th anniversary of Castlereagh's suicide, mental health is still the missing link in our understanding of both Castlereagh as a public and private figure and the politics of his era. This article examines Castlereagh's career through the lens of modern research on mental health, applying an interdisciplinary approach that combines history, psychology, sociology, political studies and gender studies. The article argues that applying a mental health lens helps us better understand the pressures on Castlereagh as a politician, the stresses and strains of Regency‐era politics, and how those stresses resulted in risks to mental health. Perhaps most importantly, the article concludes that Castlereagh continues to be relevant today because his story illustrates: first, the need to understand the complexity of mental health risks in politics; and second, the types of persistent mental health risks that are still relevant for today's politicians and civil servants.
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Parliamentary HistoryVolume 42, Issue 3 p. 420-422 Reviews The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660–1715. The Communication of Sin. By Alex W. Barber. Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. 2022. xvii, 333 pp. £75.00. Hardback. ISBN 9781783274175. Sophie Aldred, Corresponding Author Sophie Aldred [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-6550-9674 Worcester College, Oxford Correspondence: Sophie Aldred, Worcester College, Oxford. e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Sophie Aldred, Corresponding Author Sophie Aldred [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-6550-9674 Worcester College, Oxford Correspondence: Sophie Aldred, Worcester College, Oxford. e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 17 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12699Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume42, Issue3October 2023Pages 420-422 RelatedInformation
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Abstract This article considers the debates generated by referendum proposals during the constitutional crisis from 1909 to 1914. None of those proposals were adopted and they have received little attention from historians but they were not without significance. Some Conservatives saw the referendum as a way of democratically protecting the right of the house of lords to veto legislation passed by the house of commons, while others regarded the referendum process as a means by which single issues could be more effectively dealt with than at multi‐topic general elections. The debates also revealed many practical problems inherent in the various referendum schemes. They were ignored in the 21st century, when Conservative governments adopted referendums as a mechanism for overcoming internal party divisions.
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Parliamentary HistoryVolume 42, Issue S1 p. ix-x List of Abbreviations ABBREVIATIONS First published: 02 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12709Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume42, IssueS1Supplement: Texts & Studies Series 19: Anglo-Irish Politics, 1680–1728 The Correspondence of the Brodrick Family of Surrey and County Cork VOLUME THREE, 1722–28, Edited by David Hayton and Michael PageOctober 2023Pages ix-x RelatedInformation
议会历史第42卷，第S1期p. x-x缩写词列表缩写词首次发布:2023年11月2日https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12709Read全文taboutpdf ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare给予accessShare全文accessShare全文accessShare请查看我们的使用条款和条件，并在下面的复选框中分享文章的全文版本。我已经阅读并接受了Wiley在线图书馆使用共享链接的条款和条件，请使用下面的链接与您的朋友和同事分享本文的全文版本。学习更多的知识。复制URL共享链接共享一个emailfacebooktwitterlinkedinreddit微信本文无摘要第42卷，问题1补充:文本与研究系列19:盎格鲁-爱尔兰政治，1680-1728年萨里郡和科克郡布罗德里克家族的通信第三卷，1722-28年，由大卫·海顿和迈克尔·佩吉编辑2023年10月页6 -x相关信息
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Parliamentary HistoryVolume 42, Issue S1 p. 28-29 Note NOTE ON EDITORIAL PRINCIPLES First published: 02 November 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12711Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume42, IssueS1Supplement: Texts & Studies Series 19: Anglo-Irish Politics, 1680–1728 The Correspondence of the Brodrick Family of Surrey and County Cork VOLUME THREE, 1722–28, Edited by David Hayton and Michael PageOctober 2023Pages 28-29 RelatedInformation
议会历史第42卷，第S1期第28-29页注释注释编辑原则首次发布:2023年11月2日https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12711Read全文taboutpdf ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare给予accessShare全文accessShare全文accessShare请查看我们的使用条款和条件，并勾选下面的复选框分享文章的全文版本。我已经阅读并接受了Wiley在线图书馆使用共享链接的条款和条件，请使用下面的链接与您的朋友和同事分享本文的全文版本。学习更多的知识。复制URL共享链接共享一个emailfacebooktwitterlinkedinreddit微信本文无摘要第42卷，问题1补充:文本与研究系列19:盎格鲁-爱尔兰政治，1680-1728年萨里郡和科克郡布罗德里克家族的通信第三卷，1722-28年，由大卫·海顿和迈克尔·佩吉编辑2023年10月28-29页相关信息
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