Emsley, Clive. British Society and the French Wars, 1793-1815. Macmillan, 1979.
24
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Timeline
October 1793: A British Convention on manhood suffrage...
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October 1793
A British Convention on manhood suffrage was held in Edinburgh, bringing together delegates from the LondonCorresponding Society
and Scottish delegates of the Society for Constitutional Information
.
Epstein, James. “Great Palladium”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 25-6.
25
12 May 1794: Thomas Hardy, founder and secretary of the...
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12 May 1794
Thomas Hardy
, founder and secretary of the LondonCorresponding Society
, and Daniel Adams
, secretary of the Society for Constitutional Information
, were arrested at their homes.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
332-3
September 1794: Indictments against Thomas Hardy, John Horne...
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September 1794
Indictments against Thomas Hardy
, John Horne Tooke
, and John Thelwall
argued that proposals radically to limit the power of the king should rank as treason.
Epstein, James. “Great Palladium”. London Review of Books, 7 Sept. 2000, pp. 25-6.
25-6
6 October 1794: A London grand jury found twelve accused...
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6 October 1794
A London grand jury found twelve accused radicals guilty of high treason. Lord Chief Justice Eyre had delivered them the charge.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
335
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
26 October 1795: Just before the opening of parliament, the...
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26 October 1795
Just before the opening of parliament
, the London Corresponding Society
held a large open-air meeting at Copenhagen House in Islington.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
384-5
29 October 1795: A crowd surrounded George III's coach on...
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29 October 1795
A crowd surrounded George III
's coach on its way to the state opening of parliament
; someone threw a stone.
Tomalin, Claire. The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft. Revised, Penguin, 1992.
241
Russell, Gillian. “Burke’s Dagger: Theatricality, Politics and Print Culture in the 1790s”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
20
, 1997, pp. 1-16. 14
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
386
18 December 1795: The Two Acts or Gagging Acts (the Treasonable...
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18 December 1795
The Two Acts or Gagging Acts (the Treasonable Practices Bill and Seditious Meetings Bill) were passed by parliament
, to remain in force for extended periods.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
387-8
11 March 1796: London Corresponding Society members, travelling...
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11 March 1796
LondonCorresponding Society
members, travelling the country to drum up support, were arrested and imprisoned in Birmingham.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
389-402
April-May 1797: Sailors mutinied at Spithead (off Portsmouth)...
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April-May 1797
Sailors mutinied at Spithead (off Portsmouth) and the Nore in the mouth of the Thames, threatening to paralyse Britain's naval defences.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
407-8
31 July 1797: The London Corresponding Society's final...
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31 July 1797
The LondonCorresponding Society
's final public meeting was dispersed as illegal by magistrates.
Goodwin, Albert. The Friends of Liberty: The English Democratic Movement in the Age of the French Revolution. Hutchinson, 1979.
412-3
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