Conscience or Coercion? Clerical Influence at the General Election of 1868 in Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4162665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Cragoe (0000-0002-5430-5390, University of Hertfordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 149 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 140-169 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Past & Present (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-2746 • E-ISSN: 1477-464X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/past/149.1.140 |
| OpenAlex | W2139524022 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
For many people in mid-nineteenth-century Britain, religious \nprinciple was the chief determinant of voting behaviour, and \npolitics was perceived to be "an activity of significance mainly \nbecause religious issues were so prominent".1 The importance of \nreligious questions at election time naturally brought politics \nwithin the purview of the church and the chapel. In general \nterms, the Anglican clergy, though overwhelmingly Conservative \nin their voting behaviour, tended to shrink from contact with the \nelectoral process itself.2 The dissenting ministers, however, \nembraced it, and enrolled themselves as unflagging champions of \nthe Liberal cause. As John Vincent once observed: "No other \noccupation was so partisan, so militant, so unfloating, as the \nDissenting ministers. They were a sort of Communist hardcore \nof the Popular Front".3 The Catholic clergy, meanwhile, especially \nin Ireland, took a similarly prominent role in the organization \nof politics, having a crucial voice in everything from the choice \nof the candidate to the refreshment of the voters on polling-day.4 \nGiven the extent of their involvement, it is surprising that so
Coercion (linguistics) · Conscience · Linguistics · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
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| Citation span | 1998 - 2008 (11) |
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