REDEFINING TORYISM 1829-1850

REDEFINING TORYISM

Significant Events1829 Catholic Emancipation granted1832 Tories defeated in December general election; Reform act passed1834 Peel becomes PM of minority Tory gov; Tamworth manifesto1835 Ecclesiastical Commission set up; Tories gain seats in general election, Peel is defeated by alliance of Whigs and Radicals1839 Bedchamber crisis1841 Tories win General Election and Peel becomes PM of majority gov1842 Peel's first budget; Mines Act introduced1844 Factory Act introduced; Bank Charter Act1845 Irish Famine begins and Peel commits cabinet to repeal Corn Laws in Dec1846 Corn Laws repealed; Peel resigns after defeat of Irish Coercion Bill in June1850 Peel dies (horse riding accident)