A History of England, Period III. Constitutional Monarchy — John Shaqi
A History of England, Period III. Constitutional MonarchyBright, J. Franck (James Franck)
History
A History of England, Period III. Constitutional Monarchy
Bright, J. Franck (James Franck)
Great Britain -- History
1791 The Canada Bill, 1155
Breach between Fox and Burke, 1156
The Birmingham riots, 1156
Pitt's policy as yet unchanged, 1156
=Progress of the French Revolution=, 1157
The King's flight to Varennes, 1157
1792 The Girondin ministry declares war, 1158
The King suspended, 1158
Massacres of September, 1159
Declaration of the Republic, 1159
Revolutionary character of the war, 1159
Edict of Fraternity, 1159
=Change of opinion in England as to the Revolution=, 1160
=Formation of a new Tory party=, 1161
Sympathy with the Revolution among the poor, 1161
Revolutionary societies, 1162
Rejection of Grey's Reform Bill, 1162
Proclamation against seditious writings, 1163
Riots in Sheffield and Dundee, 1164
The militia called out, 1164
1793 Signs of approaching war with France, 1165
The Alien Bill, 1165
Death of Louis XVI., 1165
Pitt's efforts to continue peace, 1166
Determination of the French for war, 1166
=Declaration of war with France=, 1167
French successes on the Continent, and against the
royalists in France 1168
Pitt's difficulty in keeping up the coalition, 1170
1795 The French capture Amsterdam, 1172
Indirect advantages gained by England, 1172
1794 Defeat of the French fleet, 1173
1795 Prussia, Spain, and Holland leave the coalition, 1173
Insurrection of La Vendée, 1174
Expedition to Quiberon, 1176
=Confidence of the English in Pitt=, 1177
=His repressive policy=, 1178
1793 The Traitorous Correspondence Bill, 1178
Trials for seditious writings, 1179
1794 Portland joins the ministry, 1181
Desire for peace, 1181
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