Preface                                                                                                               1

Introduction - The Meaning of “Democracy”                                                        12

Roman Britain to Magna Carta - 1215.                                                               25

Parliament to the Divine Right of Kings - 1216 to 1603                                       51

Monarchy to a Republic and back - 1603 to 1685.                                              81

Bill of Rights to the American War - 1685 to 1780                                             120

Pitt the Younger to Catholic Emancipation –1780 to 1830                                 154

The Great Reform Act and its aftermath. – 1830 to 1860                                 184

Second Reform Act to end of the Century - 1860 to 1900                                233

The 20th century – Votes for women at last – 1900 to 1928                            275

Constitutional Crisis to the present – 1929 to date                                           304

Conclusions                                                                                                     323

Part II - The Institutions and other aspects of Democracy
      

LocalGovernment:                                                                                          329

    GreaterLondon

    City of London

    Regions
              Shires and Districts