Its significance lay in the fact that it displayed the willingness of the British ruling class to reform itself, a step which ensured a non-revolutionary if lengthy and troubled path to democracy.

The Act of Union granted Wales 27 Members of Parliament, a number that remained unchanged until the Reform Act of 1832. The MPs constituted some 7% of the membership of the House of Commons, a ...

A new exhibit at Dorchester's Commonwealth Museum is putting artifacts from the Revolutionary War on display for a limited time.

The trending words about the global political scene as the 20th century closed were democracy, liberalism and globalization. As the Cold War concluded, optimism for a more open and inclusive world ...

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin emphasized the importance of the exhibit in preserving democracy ... to get up close to rare, iconic artifacts. You'll find documents signed by ...