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This second volume of BHRS's series of late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century poll books continues the story of Bedfordshire voting in the context of local and national politics up to the election in 1734. It contains transcriptions of the poll books for four Bedford borough elections and three county elections held between 1722 and 1734. Except for the 1722 county election, the poll books are taken from hitherto unpublished manuscripts.

Much of the political and local background to voting is recounted in Volume 1. For this volume, each chapter has an introduction which draws upon letters to provide an insight into the political alliances and manoeuvres which occurred in selecting candidates, including the part played by the Duchess of Marlborough.

The poll books themselves are a mine of local information about Bedfordshire. The 10,000 names in this volume (fully indexed), added to the 8,500 names in the first volume, provide evidence for in-depth study of people, places and landholding in Bedfordshire. They will also help family historians find ancestors between the 1671 Hearth Tax and the 1841 Census.

Local elections --- Political participation --- Voting registers --- History --- Bedfordshire (England) --- Politics and government. --- Members of Parliament. --- Parliamentary elections.

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Cabinet officers --- Cabinet officers. --- Dictionary --- Dictionary --- Legislators --- Legislators. --- House of Lords --- Members of Parliament --- England. --- England. --- Great Britain. --- Great Britain. --- Great Britain. --- History. --- Great Britain.

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Includes 'A Bedford Fragment and the Burning of Two Fraticelli at Avignon in 1354', by D.W. Whitfield; 'John Lord Wenlock of Someries', by J.S. Roskell; 'The Tower of London Letter-book of Sir Lewis Dyve, 1646-47', edited by H.G. Tibbutt; 'Inventory of Furniture at Houghton House, c. 1726-28', edited by Evelyn Curtis.

Bedfordshire (England) --- History --- HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century. --- Ampthill. --- Dyve (Sir Lewis). --- Houghton House. --- Luton (Someries). --- Members of Parliament. --- Wars of the Roses. --- Wenlock (Sir John). --- correspondence. --- furniture. --- inventories.

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Hindley, Charles, -- 1800-1857 -- Career in political science --- Appeal to members of Parliament, and the working classes, on the ten hours' factory bill --- Hours of labor -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain