586 Pages
by
Routledge
588 Pages
by
Routledge
588 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this, the second part of his history of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Brown examines the political and religious developments which took place in Britain between the 1780s and 1840s in terms of the aristocratic elite and through the expression of alternative radical ideologies. Opening with a discussion of the nature of history, and of Britain in 1700, it goes on to consider Britain's... Read more
Preface 1 The nature of history 2 Britain in the early eighteenth century 3 Politics in the eighteenth century I4 Politics in the eighteenth century II 5 The changing nature of religion 1700-1800 6 William Pitt and his legacy 1783-1812 7 The aristocratic elite and the political process - the Liverpool Administration 1812-27 8 The constitutional revolution 1827-32 9 The Whig reforms 1832 10 The Peel Administration 1841-6 11 'Bread and Blood' - the nature of popular protest 12 The radical response 1790-1835 13 Class politics? Chartism and the politics of pressure 14 Church and chapel - religion under pressure 15 The changing role of the state 16 Policy abroad 1815-51 17 1845-51 — A mid-century crisis?
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Richard Brown
