EP022 Politics – The Tories & the battle for Catholic Emancipation

This episode on the Tories & the Battle for Catholic Emancipation continue our breakdown of the complex political system in the 1820’s & 1830’s to show you how it all fits together. If you want to know about the reasons why the British struggled with Catholics, and why the Tories always seemed to be fighting against reform, then this is the episode for you. This episode covers The state of politics in 1820-1830 The definitions of a political party Famous figures of the Tory old guard The death of Castlereagh and the rise of the Duke of Wellington The problem of Catholics & the Crown Our old frenemy the Prince Regent/George IV makes a cameo The battle over the Catholic Emancipation The personal impact on the Young Victoria. Follow the show on Facebook on our Facebook Page or in the Facebook group for Victorian trivia or the latest news. You can listen on iTunes and subscribe for free to get all the latest episodes, or even leave me a review. The show is also on Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean and you can also listen via the website at ageofvictoriapodcast.com. Don’t forget to tell your friends.