7041-1G AQA HISTORY

AS HISTORY Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 Component 1G Victorian and Edwardian Britain, c1851–1914 Extract A The support base of the Liberal Party, founded in 1859, was made up of several classes: the great Whig landowners, the industrial and commercial classes, and most of those artisans who had the vote. The elements comprising the party co-operated on short-term objectives, but disagreed on long-term objectives. The trick of leadership was to keep several issue...