The Reform Act of 1832 (Political Reform in 19th Century Britain - Part 1)

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[@tomrichey]

+scrambledmeg A pleasure to teach English history to people in England!

[@misandrist]

I have an exam on British politics in the 19th century tomorrow. This was very helpful, thank you!

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Was it Britain 1780-1880 a level?

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Hi! Glad to hear my videos are useful to students in other countries.

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[@stephenhubber9184]

In British terms corn refers to any grain, wheat, barley, rye or oats. Your American version is maize which yields what we now know as corn on the cob.

[@AlexaDeWit]

Corn is the germanic word/cognate to represent grain, of any kind. Specifically the grain itself. For instance, here in Sweden we call Corn(american vernacular) Majskorn or Maize Corn (maize grain). We also refer to rye corn, wheat corn, and so on.

[@EthanMagnuson]

Hey! This is Ethan Magnuson from Southside. I saw you at the Dorman tournament today, and after missing the question about Robert Peel I decided to review the Corn Laws. Thanks for all the great content!

[@tomrichey]

+Ethan Magnuson Nice meeting you today!

[@luftim]

u explain this really well. as a bachelor student in history, i find this really really helpful. half-semester exam in 2 days! ! !

[@andreamadsen2178]

You are reading my mind omg. We just got done studying this. This will help me so much with my test on Monday. THANKS!

[@tomrichey]

Part 2 is uploading now and I plan to edit Part 3 tomorrow to finish the series.

[@wissemwissem6500]

Andrea Madsen pliz why was the social reforms gradually introduced ??

[@TheBespectacledN00b]

Can't believe nobody in the comments has made a Blackadder reference yet

[@tomrichey]

+TheBespectacledN00b IKR

[@Skedaddlemahgaggle]

Thank you so much, youve just summed up a chapter in my study book for my history degree in a way that is digestible, instead of the word salad that is presented i my study book!

[@lemonlegs31]

I think we need a seperate video on the intricacies of Corn Vs Corn. (Loved the video!)

[@themanformerlyknownascomme777]

I've also heard that there was also a bit to do with the American Revolution, as the revolutionaries had largely demanded many of the same things that this reform had actually managed to change.

[@jacintomilich3401]

thank for this video, i'm from peru, I have learnt to speak english and right now I have to do a historical research, and i decided to focus on this topic.

[@belindabrown4011]

Oh I loved this - especially the way you say boroughs! It sounds like we all live in little Hobbit burrows.....anyway really helpful. I like learning my history from an American!

[@charlottemosley3811]

Thankyou for this video I have my history GCSE exam tomorrow and this really helped solidify my knowledge. I’m from England by the way :)

[@Lulu-dq2gr]

Charlotte Mosley I have mine too good luck for tomorrow❤️

[@adismell]

Note also that "corn'" in those days was a catch-all term for grains, and covered wheat, barley, rye and the like, not just wheat.

[@haiironezumi]

I think some context around the concept of a politician's role at this time would help. Part of the reason for the issues with the House of Commons was that being an MP was seen as a service of sorts, and they were unpaid as it was assumed that any Member of the House of Commons would be independently wealthy, and thus be able to rely on passive income.

[@ConradW]

"Corn" refers to "whatever the local cereal is" and may be wheat, barley, oats, rye. In much of the US, the local cereal is maize, so you call that "corn"

[@dimitripete3211]

@CrashCourse get this guy to teach something he is great

[@Yallquietendown]

I am not convinced that it’s “unfair” that rural areas would get more representation than urban areas. I don’t see how we can prove that “one man one vote” is an absolute truth of the universe. That’s a value judgment

[@camille550]

Such an informative series, thank you! Greetings from France!

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Can we talk

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[@melanieborysiuk5545]

This is great im writing and essay about this reform! I'm from Argentina!! Thank u so much!

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Excellent channel, really informative and entertaining

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Hello from Colchester, Essex, UK.

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[@elsa6109]

Also, still no suffrage for women at all, it's not that the middle class as a whole gets more votes, it's just middle class men, which is important to not overlook.

[@nigeh5326]

And when some richer women do start to gain the vote some, and not just men, want to stop poorer women and men gaining the vote.

[@beckybeer9]

Watching from the Isle of man UK, very helpful for my assignments thank you!

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Anyone else here for A level history ??¿?

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[@AreRiksaasen]

In western eEurope staple foods like wheat, rye, barley and so on is known as corn, korn or some derivate. Americans call maize "corn" because it fills some of the same functions. Adam Smith mentions this in book III of his "Wealth of Nations" IIRC.

[@tomrichey]

+Are Riksaasen Thanks!

[@AhmedTheGass]

Can you make a video about the Industrial Revolution please ?

[@nahlater5797]

To comment on your corn spiel - the Latin word "frumentum" means both corn and grain interchangeably in Laitn texts, which eventually evolved to the British usage commonly being termed corn, while Americans would refer to it as grain. Glad my AP Latin usage is doing me some good even if its for Euro lol

[@tomrichey]

Thank you very much for the Latin lesson. As an AP Euro teacher, I'm always up for a bit of humanism!

[@nahlater5797]

Tom Richey Lol glad I could offer something, you've saved me on every Euro test I've taken this year so my mediocre Latin knowledge is all I've got

[@maggienaylor7384]

Great video! Greetings from Sheffield, England!

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Tom! thank you for your videos they are really helpfull! Greetings from swedish :P

[@tomrichey]

Glad to hear it! I appreciate my Swedish audience. Your country is in my top ten for viewers which is impressive for such a small country.

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+Tom Richey that sneak diss haha

[@himanshu0254]

Watching from india. Nice explanation

[@tommurray2884]

Nicely weird to hear Americans talking British history 🇬🇧

[@tomrichey]

Yeah... The funniest thing about this one is that I'm thinking as much about my British audience here as I am about my American audience as I make this series. Went a little more in depth than what my American audience probably wants but then again, it's not their history. Thought I'd start strong with a s/o to Shetland but then I said England right before the s/o instead of Britain! Honored that people in the UK are watching these lectures. Definitely plan to do a few more British history lecture series before it's all said and done!

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dude.. people from india.. also try to make some sense..

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no more strange than BBC making better historical American fiction than America. Things work out well.

[@somirondas9217]

Thank you sir for explaining this perticular topic 🙏

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I am watching this video on my exam day 😅

[@tomgroves1497]

Great video for my A level politics in the UK. Thanks!

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Exactly what I'm watching it for :)

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Did you know this vids on a playlist covering a history course in the UK

[@warrior5203]

Awesome as I understand the relationship between the countries!

[@Julia-bn1ps]

For use of “corn”, see Percy French’s “Emigrant’s Letter” (Cutting the corn in Creeslough) 🙂

[@mouadennassiri8528]

Please I want you to explain Parliamentary Reforms

[@hannahwilley6488]

thank you so much - this is so helpful

[@dipakmajhi1169]

Hy

[@wissemwissem6500]

would u give me the answer to this question ??? why was the social reforms gradually introduced ???

[@beab1154]

why did reforms was done through peaceful means not through revolution !? i need answers plz

[@tobymackintosh1203]

Shetland isn’t in England its in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ninaiseni9734]

You save my British History finals, greetings from France :)

[@tylersinclair6622]

Cheers for helping me out from Essex, England

[@chanonsornnin950]

can you please link the source material. video on it's own will not do for college any more.

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thank god i've found this . i'm Big procatinator . thank you , you always save my life . have you done a video of the 20th century too ? also do you know a quiz app of the 19th and 20th century british history ?

[@ektarana6]

Tell me about reform act 1867 and 1911..

[@Valestialetheus]

Great video! Thank you from France!

[@Jake10203]

Thanks for the video! Exactly what I needed for my 8th grade history class.

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Thanks for your video. Your lecture is so much better than my professors'.

[@alexpigeon692]

for purposes of voting what did they consider "adult?"

[@tomrichey]

21 at that time. Check out the next segment on the Chartists.

[@fredneecher1746]

The 1832 Act was the first act to specify "male" electors. Before 1832 there were some women who could vote.

[@andypandy9013]

You blew your credibility within the first two minutes. 00:20 You are not talking about "English" politics, you are talking about "British" politics. 01:26 The House of Lords is not "Still made up of hereditary Nobility and Church Leaders". Some do sit there but the majority of the House is now made up of Lifetime Peers.

[@mollynattrass6548]

your accent is so strong!! im from cumbria, england!

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[@walotheman1]

How do the corn laws fit into this again?

[@walotheman1]

Like how do they work?

[@tomrichey]

I will elaborate more on the Corn Laws in the third segment of this three part lecture.

[@tomrichey]

I will post part 3 very soon (likely tomorrow) which will have a more in-depth explanation.

[@theodorathompson5053]

Hello from Northumberland (where Hadrian built his wall and the border collies come from). If Scotland leaves the union, may we li to come with you?

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a yes my saver before an hour of the exam thank you

[@deletedexe2519]

What's an England?

[@nigeh5326]

The House of Lords is out of date and should, like the electoral college, be abolished. Instead we should have a chamber of elected members based on the recommendations of a Parliamentary investigation of how best to create the new chamber. Also the House of Lords doesn’t just consist of hereditary Lords and the Church but also life peers given the honour as a reward for service to the country in some way such as successful businessmen, union leaders, politicians, scientists and others.

[@craigmartin3474]

It’s a bad start referring to “English” politics, the United Kingdom is more than just England. Shetland is not in England.....

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just shut up.

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Yes lol

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I feel like an investigator 🕵️‍♂️

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Yess!

[@edenh4995]

Watching from Bristol!

[@MisterTutor2010]

Rural areas over represented? Sounds like America today.

[@ChrisInToon]

Hey thanks for this series of videos, I learned about quite a bit of this stuff at school over a decade ago here in England however in the course of time I have not remembered much of it in detail. Not that it means much and in a way it is superficial but my home town of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North-East of England was the birthplace of Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, in the city centre we have a whacking great big monument to the 1832 Act. If your driving to Edinburgh its worth a look. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Monument Thanks,

[@anonUK]

US Corn = Maize, Sweetcorn, Corn-on-the-cob UK Corn = Wheat, Grain

[@mdsadique1947]

Thanks a lot!

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Hi Tom

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+TheSilentStorm Hi... Whoever you are!

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+Tom Richey Well he's +TheSilentStorm obviously!

[@tomrichey]

Point well taken!

[@yourmateluke1608]

English corn: wheat American corn: sweetcorn

[@ainorebane4147]

I live in Shetland !

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Is this helpful for a - level history

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..."and all of that kind of stuffs" LOL

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Omg his came up while I was outlining this chapter.

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[@rossmcl1776]

Hi. Nice but understand that when you say England you mean Britain. PLEASE get it right. It is important. (Shetland is in Scotland, not England).

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Sounds like "landed gentry" = Federal Reserve today!!!!

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great video thanks for doing my hw

[@tomrichey]

+nathan eson-benjemin Thanks and you're welcome!

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I’ve watched this three times. Great videos and sounds better coming from an American 🤣

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Good for optional history 😃

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The 1688 Revolution is the reason the 1848 Revolution didn't reach Britain

[@vincents.3085]

Okay, Professor Tom, here's the skinny on "corn" as in the "Corn Laws." Historically, sometimes a word goes from a general meaning to a very specific one. For example, "deer" at one time meant any wild animal - as its German cognate, "das Tier," still does - but over the centuries came to refer specifically to "Bambi." Likewise, right into the 19th century, "corn" was a generic English word for grain - wheat and barley were corns, for example - but in America was already limited in meaning to the grain that the rest of the world still tends to call "maize." I hope that helps.

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Tv is now the opium of the British people. They believe Downton Abbey and The Crown is real.

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He sounds like he's from the south eastern U.S. I'd guess, an urban area of South Carolina. I'm from Virginia, and many of the accent are similar, but there are some subtle differences.

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