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    Between 1868 and 1930, British politics swung between the Liberal and Conservative parties as William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli alternated as prime minister (paragraph 1). Disraeli and the Conservatives expanded suffrage by giving the vote to more working-class men in 1867, and in the 1880s Gladstone's Liberals further extended suffrage to farmworkers and most other men (paragraph 2). In the early 1900s, the Liberal-controlled House of Commons pressed ahead with social reforms, but these bills were often blocked in the House of Lords, whose members used their veto power to reject tax increases on the wealthy. In 1911, the Liberals restricted this veto power of the Lords (paragraph 3).

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    Between 1868 and 1930, British politics swung between the Liberal and Conservative parties as William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli alternated as prime minister (paragraph 1). Disraeli and the Conservatives expanded suffrage by giving the vote to more working-class men in 1867, and in the 1880s Gladstone's Liberals further extended suffrage to farmworkers and most other men (paragraph 2). In the early 1900s, the Liberal-controlled House of Commons pressed ahead with social reforms, but these bills were often blocked in the House of Lords, whose members used their veto power to reject tax increases on the wealthy. In 1911, the Liberals restricted this veto power of the Lords (paragraph 3).

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    A new era in british politics

    1860s, a new era dawned in British politics. The old political parties evolved into the Liberal party.
    Between 1868 and 1930, as the majority in the modern Conservative party. The Whigs, ledy
    William Gladstone, Parliament swung between the two parties, Gladyone and Disraeli alter- nated
    as prime minister. Both fought for important reforms.

    Expanding suffrage

    Disraeli and the Conserve party pushed through the Reform Bill of 1867. By giving the vote to my
    working-class men, the new law almost doubled the size of the electorate. In the 1880s, it was the
    turn of Gladstone and the Liberal party to extend suffrage. Their reforms gave the vote to
    farmworkers and most other men.

    Limiting the lords

    In the early 1900s, Liberals in the House of Commons pressed ahead with social reforms. But many
    bills passed by the Commons met defeat in the House of Lords. In particular, the Lords used their
    veto power to block any attempt to increase taxes on the wealthy. In 1911, a Liberal government
    passed measures to restrict the power the Lords, including their power to veto tax bills. The Lords
    resisted.

    Symbol of nation value

    As queen, Victoria came to embody the values of her age.th2ese Victorian ideals included duty,
    thrift, honesty, hard work, and-above all-respectability. Today, we associate most of these
    qualities with the Victorian middle class. However, people at all levels of Society shared these
    ideals, even if they could not always live up to them. Victoria herself embraced a strict code of
    morals and manners. As a young woman, she married a German prince, Albert, and they raised a
    parte family Albert held a lower rank than Victoria.

    A confident age

    Under Victoria, the British middle class-and growing dence grew as Britain expanded its already
    huge empire. Victoria, the empress of India and ruler of some 300 million subjects around the
    world, became a revered symbol of British might. As she aged from teenaged monarch to grieving
    widow to revered national symbol, Victoria witnessed growing agitation for social reform.

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