200,000 met at Hyde Park on 6 May in a demonstration organised
by the Reform League. The government planned to use violence, but
backed down at the last minute. Walpole subsequently resigned. The
Reform League's campaigning culminated in the passing of the Reform
Act 1867 which gave the vote to representatives of working class
men for the first time. Also see our short note on the Hyde Park
Riots.
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Editors, Litencyc. "Hyde Park demonstration of 1867". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=13849, accessed 19 March 2024.]
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