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Introduction: The big story of power
1 The Middle Ages: Challenging authority and feudalism
1.1 Context: Medieval Britain, 1170–1450
1.2 Constraints on kingship
Magna Carta: What was great about the Great Charter?
1.3 The origins of Parliament
Simon de Montfort: Sinner, saint or champion of democracy?
1.4 Medieval revolt and royal authority
The Peasants’ Revolt: Protests and poll taxes
1.5 Pulling it all together: The Middle Ages
2 The early modern world: Challenging royal authority
2.1 Context: The early modern world, c1450–c1800
2.2 Popular uprisings against the Crown
The Pilgrimage of Grace: The most serious rebellion yet?
2.3 Divine Right and parliamentary authority
The English Revolution: A world turned upside down
2.4 Royal authority and the right to representation
The American Revolution: Was it a ‘good thing’ for Britain?
2.5 Pulling it all together: The early modern world
3 The nineteenth century: Reform and reformers
3.1 Context: The nineteenth century
3.2 Extending the franchise
The Chartists: ‘I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down…’
3.3 Protest and change
Campaigners and reformers: Why were some campaigning groups more successful
than others?
3.4 Workers’ movements
Trade unions: ‘United we stand…’
3.5 Pulling it all together: The nineteenth century
4 The twentieth century: Equality and rights
4.1 Context: The twentieth century
4.2 Women’s rights
Equal at last?
4.3 Workers’ rights
Who should run the country – government or unions?
4.4 Minority rights
How have the rights of ethnic minorities changed since 1945?
4.5 Pulling it together: The twentieth century
Conclusion: 800 years of change
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