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Reform Crisis Interlude

When
1831
Where
United Kingdom
Part of
Coronation of William IV at Westminster Abbey

The coronation served as a brief interlude for celebration during the political crisis over the First Reform Bill in 1831.

When the First Reform Bill was defeated in the House of Commons in 1831, Grey's ministry urged William to dissolve Parliament. The crisis saw a brief interlude for the celebration of the King's coronation on 8 September 1831. After the Second Reform Bill was rejected by the House of Lords in October 1831, agitation for reform grew across the country, with demonstrations growing violent in the so-called Reform Riots.

Sources

  1. William IV Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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