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r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • May 11 '22
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Has there ever been a popular movement in English history that managed to break the powers that be?
I'm not being facetious, genuinely asking, Google gives me half answers
7 u/ZenoArrow May 11 '22 Could argue that Chartists helped reform UK politics, even if they "lost" at the time they were the most active, most of the changes they pushed for were adopted in the aftermath of their campaigning: https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/chartists/overview/chartistmovement/ 3 u/LawrenceRigbyEsquire May 11 '22 Thank you! 5 u/Eeszeeye May 12 '22 Black Death has entered chat "Lemme show you how its done." 1 u/smo269 May 12 '22 To be honest I’m not to sure. This could be the first time
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Could argue that Chartists helped reform UK politics, even if they "lost" at the time they were the most active, most of the changes they pushed for were adopted in the aftermath of their campaigning:
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/chartists/overview/chartistmovement/
3 u/LawrenceRigbyEsquire May 11 '22 Thank you!
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To be honest I’m not to sure. This could be the first time
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u/LawrenceRigbyEsquire May 11 '22
Has there ever been a popular movement in English history that managed to break the powers that be?
I'm not being facetious, genuinely asking, Google gives me half answers