Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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Reform LeagueFormed 1864. Mainly working–class movement campaigning for the vote for all men and for the secret ballot. Strongly supported the Liberals in the 1868 election. | |
ReformationMovement for the reform of the Church which brought in Protestantism, the rejection of the authority of the Pope, and the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. | |
ReliefsSums paid by an heir to his lord in order to secure succession to his predecessor’s land. | |
Religious Census (Census of Religions Worship)Held in 1851. The only official systematic count of religious worship in modern times – part of the official (decennial) census of 1851. Recorded every person attending morning, afternoon and evening services in places of worship in England and Wales. | |
Rendel, StuartLiberal MP for Montgomeryshire. Leader of the Welsh MPs. Friend of Gladstone. Closely involved in the Welsh Intermediate Education Act and Disestablishment. | |
RendelismPertaining to the policies of Rendel, Stuart. | |
RentierSomeone whose income is derived from rent or investments. | |
Representation of the People Act(Fourth Reform Act.) The 1918 reform act which gave votes to many women over thirty. Only in 1928 were women granted voting rights on the same terms as men. | |
RestorationThe restoration of the monarchy after the Commonwealth period at the accession of King Charles II in 1660. | |
RetainingEmployment of bands of servants by aristocracy or gentry. Retainers were often regarded as a source of disturbance and fighting. | |