Edward Royle

Revolutionary Britannia?

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

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• 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