Revolutionary Britannia?

Reflections on the threat of revolution in Britain, 1789–1848

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Europe was swept by revolution in the period from 1789 to 1848. Britain, alone of the major western powers, seemed exempt from this revolutionary fervour. The governing class attributed this exemption to divine providence and the soundness of the British Constitution. This view has been upheld by historians for over a century. This book provides students with an alternative view of the potential for revolution and the resources of conservatism in early industrial Britain which challenges many of the common assumptions. Incorporates quotations from primary sources to give the reader a critical sense of why revolution was taken seriously by people at the time. Shows how the revolutionaries were defeated by the government's propaganda against revolutionary sentiments and the strength of popular conservatism.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-12-28
Mått:138 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9780719048036

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Edward Royle is Professor of History at the University of York

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AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart 1. Sedition and Treason, 1792-1820The impact of the revolution in FrancePlots, real or imagined, 1793-1795United Irish, English and Scotsmen, 1795-1803The seriousness of the threatLuddismThe post-war crisis, 1817From Peterloo to Cato Street and BonnymuirConclusionPart 2. Revolution or reform, 1830-1832The Reform Bill crisisPolitical unions and urban riotsThe Welsh rising, 1831Rural unrestConclusionPart 3, 1837-1848The first Chartist crisis, 1839-1840The Monmouthshire and Yorkshire risingsThe second Chartist crisis, 1842The third Chartist crisis, 1848ConclusionPart 4, Why was there no revolutionThe nature of the popular movementGeography and the problem of LondonLoyalism and the silent majorityThe cohesion of social welfareReligionThe strength of the stateThe authority of the lawThe forces of orderConclusionAppendix: Wheat and bread prices, 1790-1850Select bibliographyIndex