Britain Before Reform. England’s Population 1701: 5 million 1750: 5.8 million 1801: 8.67 million...
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England’s Population
• 1701: 5 million
• 1750: 5.8 million
• 1801: 8.67 million
• 1831: 13.3 million
Primogeniture
• Eldest son inherits everything
• Contractual tradition
• Result: fewer titled nobility
Parliament in 1815
• House of Lords– 360 members
• House of Commons– 658 members (489 English)– County and Borough members
County
• Lord Lieutenant
• Justices of the Peace– Supervised roads– Licensed estates– regulated liquor– Set poor rates