1st Edition
Henry Redhead Yorke, Colonial Radical Politics and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1772-1813
By Amanda Goodrich
Copyright 2019
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
324 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This is a political, cultural and intellectual biography of the neglected but important figure, Henry Redhead Yorke. A West Indian of African/British descent, born into a slave society but educated in Georgian England, he developed a complex identity to which politics was key. The most revolutionary radical in Britain between 1793-5, Yorke then recanted his radicalism and died a loyalist... Read more
Introduction 1. The Colonial Periphery 2. The Colonial Centre 3. Citizen of the World 4. Performance on the Outdoor Platform 5. Up Against the Government and the Law 6. The Trials 7. Recanting 8. A Loyalist Gentleman. Conclusion
Biography
Amanda Goodrich is a lecturer in history at the Open University.
