Edward Royle

Revolutionary Britannia?

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

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Produktbeschreibung

Following the overthrow of the absolutist monarchy in France in 1789, European history was punctuated by political upheavals until in 1848 the continent was swept by revolutionary fervour. Britain alone of the major western powers seemed exempt. This text examines this apparent difference.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9780719048036
• ISBN-10: 0719048036
• Artikelnr.: 20988131

Autorenporträt

Edward Royle is Professor of History at the University of York

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Part 1. Sedition and Treason
1792-1820 The impact of the revolution in France Plots
real or imagined
1793-1795 United Irish
English and Scotsmen
1795-1803 The seriousness of the threat Luddism The post-war crisis
1817 From Peterloo to Cato Street and Bonnymuir Conclusion Part 2. Revolution or reform
1830-1832 The Reform Bill crisis Political unions and urban riots The Welsh rising
1831 Rural unrest Conclusion Part 3
1837-1848 The first Chartist crisis
1839-1840 The Monmouthshire and Yorkshire risings The second Chartist crisis
1842 The third Chartist crisis
1848 Conclusion Part 4
Why was there no revolution The nature of the popular movement Geography and the problem of London Loyalism and the silent majority The cohesion of social welfare Religion The strength of the state The authority of the law The forces of order Conclusion Appendix: Wheat and bread prices
1790-1850 Select bibliography Index