Liberal Anglican Politics Whiggery, Religion, and Reform, 1830-1841

An important contribution to the history of 19th-century English liberalism and post-reform politics, this book argues that the Whig party was dominated by a new generation of politicians after 1832 who actively sponsored legislation designed to transform the constitution from an exclusively Anglican document to a non-sectarian, yet Christian one. Brent demonstrates that this concern for religious toleration and the preoccupation with ecclesiastical issues were central to Whiggery in this period, and that the questions raised during these years were posed only to dominate Victorian politics for the generation to come.Brent, Richard is the author of 'Liberal Anglican Politics Whiggery, Religion, and Reform, 1830-1841' with ISBN 9780198229421 and ISBN 0198229429.