Impact of the French revolution of Britian and Pitt's policies
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- Impact of French revolution on British and Pitt's policies
- Reactions to early revolution
- reactions were mixed
- Whig leader Charles James |Fox saw France taking the British route to a constitutional monarchy
- Political radicals thought France was reforming so people could participate in politics
- Pitt was more concerned with domestic reforms
- French King was unpopular with George III so not much sympathy for him
- Pitt hoped a new French government might cooperate over trade
- Violence of mobs in Paris
- Was worrying some in Britain by 1790
- Violence of mobs in Paris
- reactions were mixed
- Radical ideas
- Political awareness grew
- 'Church and king groups' attacked supporters of reform
- these were loyal to the old parliamentary system
- 'Rights of man' By Thomas Payne
- Most successful publication for pro-reform
- Political life had become dangerously divided
- What were their aims
- Their aims were not unfirom
- Some wanted all adult males to be entitled to vote
- Some gave priority to increasing religious toleration
- Some wanted to end the slave trade altogether
- All wanted a degree of parliamentary reform
- Radical groups formed
- Sympathetic to events in France
- Formed societies to gain recruits for radical cause
- London corresponding society in 1792
- Members were highly politically aware
- Skilled workers
- Members were highly politically aware
- Society for constitutional information in 1780
- originally intended to oppose Lord North
- Published pro-reform pamphlets
- originally intended to oppose Lord North
- Whig Politian's favoured parliamentary reform
- The society of the Friends of the people
- Set up In 1972
- Fox and Charles Grey were members
- Supported by large numbers of people
- The society of the Friends of the people
- Sympathetic to events in France
- Political life divided
- Execution of Louis XVI
- Brought together a number of elements:
- Fears of popular unrest leading to revolution at home
- Fears of France dominating the coastline facing Britain
- Execution of Louis XVI
- Reactions to early revolution
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