Riots, Rising And Revolution : Governance and Violence in Eighteenth Century England
by
Ian Gilmour
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0712655107
ISBN-13
9780712655101
Publisher
Vintage
Imprint
Pimlico
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 1993
Print length
512 Pages
Weight
530 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.30 x 2.80 cms
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But he also paints a vivid picture of the vicious discipline of the army, skulduggery at elections, the class violence of industrial struggles, the ritual violence of duelling and the swingeing punishment of poachers.
Britain in the eighteenth century was deeply divided; riots over politics, food and religion were endemic. Despite the relative liberty of English institutions; the penal code was the harshest in Europe - stealing a hankerchief was a capital offence. In this brilliant history of the hidden side of the eighteenth century, Ian Gilmour argues that violence usually stemmed from the incompetence or arrogance of the ruling class. He tells the story of the great rebellions - of Scotland in 1715 and 1745, of Ireland in 1798 - and the famous episodes of Wilkes and Gordon. But he also paints a vivid picture of the vicious discipline of the army, skulduggery at elections, the class violence of industrial struggles, the ritual violence of duelling and the swingeing punishment of poachers.
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