Why are the house of lords impatient to get william’s answer? they are ill and growing worse. they fear the will of the people. they are happy about the current condition. they believe they are losing power.

The House of Lords were anxiously awaiting the answer of William IV due to their concern over losing power due to parliamentary reform. William IV was asked by Earl Charles Grey to add fifty new peers to the house which would help carry the parliamentary reform through thus limiting the power that the House of Lords and wealthy aristocrats held over the government of England. The peers were added and the reforms did go through.

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