HIST 383 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: John Horne Tooke, London Corresponding Society, Combination Act 1799
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Lecture 24 - britain and the french revolution. In the 1790s britain was confronted with violent revolution on the european continent. Britain went to war with france in 1793 and would remain in war until 1850. In france, the privileges of the catholic church were dismantled. The french revolution was not the only revolution but posed a more profound threat to the british political and social system. It aroused hopes and accelerated new movements. Louis vi of france went bankrupt and it was made worse by. As part of the effort to get out of being bankrupt he called the estates journal - clergy, nobility and commoners. The third estate seized control of the assembly. Used to swear they would take control. In the initial stages of revolution, they declared a new. There was a feudal revolution which contributed to the overthrow of feudalism. Other european countries tried to shut the revolution down through warfare.
