The 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries were full of different revolutions and movements to liberation. While the whole of Europe was covered with war events, the political reforms in Great Britain passed differently. Being on the peak of its success, the government in Great Britain did all possible not to allow the class conflicts, one of the most important actions on the way to political reformation in a different way.
First of all, it should be mentioned that Pitt’s policies performed their function and the satisfaction of the population lead to successful peaceful living. British government succeeds in having conducted political reforms without war conflicts as the way of the government’s reactions. Being frightened by the revolutions in France and other countries in Europe, Britain expected that the revolutionary ideas would also reach its land. Therefore, all the attempts to conduct a revolution were followed, and in case of any action, the reaction was done on time. For example, the Manchester meeting under the leadership of Henry ‘Orator’ Hunt, the most gifted British radical speaker of his day, was severely depressed.
Having an opportunity to control people, the government had complications inside it. Tory and Whig governments could not agree on the issue of the reforms as the Tory government was the supporter of non-reformation activities, while the Whig government was radically directed. Winter of 1831-32 is considered as the most severe as the situation in the government was too hot. However, in spring, the crisis was averted when Reform Bill passed (Evans, 2011).
Therefore, it may be concluded that Great Britain managed to overcome the reformation based on the war actions only because of the professional work of the government.
Reference List
Evans, E. (2011). A British Revolution in the 19th Century?BBC. Web.