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A Question about Reform

Dec 14, 2009 23:24

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esteven December 14 2009, 18:06:17 UTC

Part of the Great Reform Act was to abolish many rotten or 'pocket' boroughs - their seats being redistributed to form constituencies in new towns. That would set Jack very much against it.

Now, Thomas Cochrane on the other hand (one of the RL persons on whom Jack Aubrey was based) would have supported the Reform Act, having been a radical. *g*

sarlania December 14 2009, 21:11:40 UTC

I evidently associated Cochrane with Jack one too many times. Thanks! =)

esteven December 15 2009, 05:42:23 UTC

It is easy to do so, Chochrane being such an interesting character himself. :D

latin_cat December 14 2009, 19:36:37 UTC

Jack is very much and old Tory, so in principle he would be against the Reform Act (for many of the same reasons Wellington was against it); but Hornblower is by nature Whiggish, so he would be in favour of it.

sarlania December 14 2009, 21:12:49 UTC

GAH thanks! I got them completely wrong. What about Stephen, do you reckon?

(And yes, there is a point to all these questions XD )

esteven December 21 2009, 10:22:01 UTC

Will you let us in on the reason?
*is curious*

sarlania December 21 2009, 11:09:12 UTC

You will see, tomorrow. =)

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