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the romantic age
historical context
1793 war with France
British naval important role
france tries to cut England from continent
superior economy
Waterloo
Britain emerges strengthened
economic advantage widened
Vienna Congress
restauration
French Revolution shook the EU
greeted with enthusiasm in Britain
intellectuals saw it as the triumph of truth
lower classes angry for the conditions
strong repression, abolishment of habeas corpus and gatherings of more than 50 people
social unrest
early decades 1800 difficult years
popular radicalism and industrial disturbances
worsen by Corn Law
high import duty on corn
riots and disturbances continued
policy of repression
Peterloo Massacre
political parties and reform
three main party groups
Whigs
moderate change
Tories
Conservatives
Radicals
widespread social and electoral reform
tendency of minor reforms to keep status quo
climax in 1832 with Reform Bill
enlargement of rights to vote
based on property
chartist movement
rotten boroughs
stop of slave trade, set free of English colonies slaves, laws for child labour, rules for working conditions
poor law forced poor people to live in their local workhouse, separating man, women and Childs, thus breaking families
the Industrial Revolution