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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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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Revolutionary Britannia?
• Author: Edward, Royle
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780719048036
• ISBN: 0719048036
• ID: 02310633
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Weight: 300 g
• Dimensions: 169 × 200 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 28. December 2000

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