A Long and Illustrious History
As well as the pocket boroughs, the 1832 Reform Act abolished which other type of borough?
ARoyal boroughs
BFree boroughs
CRotten boroughs ✓
DCounty boroughs
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Rotten boroughs.
The Reform Act of 1832 abolished the old pocket and rotten boroughs and gave more parliamentary seats to the towns and cities.
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