The Property Qualifications of Members of Parliament

Studies the effect of the Qualification Act of 1710 and examines the history of the act which depicts the struggle between the forces of liberalism and conservatism. Preface Contents I. Moseyed Men and Landed Men II. The Qualification Act of 1710 III. The Operation of the Qualification Act IV. The Reform Movement and the Qualification Act V. The Reforming Thirties VI. The Abolition of the Qualification Acts Conclusion Bibliography Index