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		A French cartoon satirising the supposed duplicity of British interests in Africa, from 1898. (my photo)	Queen Victoria, Victorian Culture, Victorian England, victorian history, Scramble for Africa	view
		Infamous and striking print by English artist, James Gillray. It portrays the September Massacres, 1792, which heralded the beginning of the radical phase and the Terror - remarkably made whilst the Massacres actually taking place. (Author...	French Revolution, Terror, James Gillray, September Massacres, 1792	view
	A Nation in Danger? The New World fears for the Old	The theme of the potential dangers of a second wave revolution was also picked up on in America – whose own revolution was far more consistently liberal. Whilst American and indeed British Whigs publically supported the French Revolution then, at...	1789, French Revolution, eighteenth century history, george washington	view
	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 passions - and also his appeal. Note the striking emphasis he places on the tyrannous response of the...	American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Thomas Paine, eighteenth century history, common sense, 1776	view
	A Snapshot of London Life	Extracts from Mayhew's classic studies of Victorian streetlife	Nineteenth century, victorian history, Victorian Culture, Victorian England, Henry Mayhew	view
		In this remarkable cartoon, published weeks before the collapse of constitutional monarchy in France, King George III is shown examining a fashionably small portrait, or Cooper. The face however is that of Oliver Cromwell - as a reminder perhaps...	1792, Terror, French Revolution, king george III, James Gillray	view
	Albert Camus' The Plague	Short extracts from Camus' seminal work for criticism and review.	French history, Second World War, Nazi Germany	view
	Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich	Short extracts from Solzhenitsyn's seminal novel for criticism and review.	Stalin, Russian, 1950s, Cold War	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 comparison to France.	william pitt, Terror, French Revolution, Georgian Britain	view
	Becoming Queen	Victoria's diary extracs on being told she was now queen	19th century, Queen Victoria, Victorian Culture, Victorian England, victorian history	view
	Bernhard Schlink's The Reader	Short extracts from Schlink's seminal novel for criticism and reivew.	German history, Nazi Germany, Second World War	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 public view given his developed madness, and indeed in 1809 his jubilee was even publicly celebrated in...	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 two men sitting in a toilet or privy, with one of the men (on the left) apparently using pieces of...	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 showing a group of Whigs look on and even assist in a murderous and savage attack on Britannia. Once...	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 is shown as a female character under attack on all sides by leading British politicians, amongst them...	American Revolution, Georgian Britain, Lord North, Britannia, 18th century, Intolerable acts, Boston	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 Revolution were in sharp contrast to his support for the American revolt - they also appeared to be...	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 author identifies - never fully resolved.	1792, Terror, volunteers, william pitt, Georgian Britain, revolutionary war	view
	Charles I and the English Civil War	Powerpoint presentation on Charles I and the English Civil War (week 2 of the course)	Charles I, Civil War, Levellers, Diggers, Trial and Execution of Charles, Agreement of the People, John Lilburne	view
	Class Coursework for History And The Novel	Class coursework exercises for History And The Novel: Europe And The Shadow Of War 1914 - 1953	First World War, Second World War, Russian Revolution, Hitler, Stalin, Occupied France	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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