Inglise keelt kõnelevate maade ajalugu lühikonspekt
Regency
During the reign of George III who became
irrevocably insane, George, Prince of Wales,
was made Prince Regent in 1811 by the
Regency Act
He later became George IV
Period of excess for the aristocracy, the
Brighton pavilion, distinctive era for litearture,
architecture, fashions and politics
Periodic riots, concern for british might imitate
the upheaval of the French Revolution
The Peterloo Massacre 1819
50 000-60 000 peaceful petitioners gathered
on St Peter´s field in Manchester for the
repeal of the Corn Laws
Demonstration was crushed down by cavalry,
11 killed, 400 wounded
Corn Law artifically raised the price of
imported corn to keep it out of British Markets
The campaign for parliamentary
reform from mid C18 to C20
Parliamentary representation used to be in the
hands of large land families
New interests had to buy votes all interests
in the society would be represnted.
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