Georgian Britain

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A Nation in Embryo? Paine on Freedom & Tyranny	These extracts, from the first in a series of pamphlets written by Thomas Paine between 1776 and 1783, really illustrate Paine's political...	American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Thomas Paine, eighteenth century history, common sense, 1776	view
Anti-Terror Measures & Parliamentary Concerns	An extract from a House of Commons speech by an M.P. offering critical observations on government anti-Terror measures - note the ironic...	william pitt, Terror, French Revolution, Georgian Britain	view
Birth of an Icon?	George III’s reputation remained intact and even enhanced in the last few years of his life despite or even because of his total absence from...	king george III, eighteenth century history, Georgian Britain, Monarchy	view
	The second of three cartoons on Britain and the American Revolution This cartoon has a very different tone from the previous one. It shows...	American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Whigs, tories, Edmund Burke, william pitt, john wilkes	view
	The third of three cartoons on Britain and the American revolutionary movement This print also takes a Tory approach to the conflict, in...	American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Thomas Paine, john wilkes, Britannia	view
	One of three contemporary caricatures (cartoons) shown here offering satirical insights into the American conflict. In this print America...	American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Lord North, Britannia, 18th century, Intolerable acts, Boston	view
British Library Georgian Britain site	Discover prints, drawings and documents, as well as informative articles, which delve into the lives of the Georgians.	Georgian Britain, Georgian, George III	view
Burke the Prophet?: Reflections on the French Revolution	Interestingly it was Burke however who was the first to go public with his fears, in 1790. And his early warning of the dangers of French...	French Revolution, Georgian Britain, Edmund Burke, Terror, 18th century	view
Central Government & Volunteering	Extracts from government correspondence discussing the potential, and indeed pitfalls, of local volunteer initatives. Note the central dilemma the...	1792, Terror, volunteers, william pitt, Georgian Britain, revolutionary war	view
Contemporary Views on Paine	And here two contrasting contemporary views on Paine, from very different ends of the political spectrum.	Georgian Britain, eighteenth century history, Thomas Paine, The rights of man	view

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