The Whig Revival, 1808–1830

252 Pages·2005·2.644 MB·English

by  William Anthony Hay (auth.)

The Whig Revival,
1808–1830
William Anthony Hay
Studies in Modern History
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William Anthony Hay
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The Whig revival, 1808–1830 / by William Anthony Hay.
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgements xi
List of Abbreviations xiv
Introduction 1
1 Party Structure and the Whigs in British Politics 10
2 Elections, the Press and Whig Tactics in
Opposition: 1812–17 35
3 1818 and the Westmorland Election 66
4 Social Tension and Party Politics in 1819 91
5 Public Opinion and the Limits of Opposition: 1820–26 111
6 A Revolution in Parties: 1827–30 137
Conclusion 176
Notes 185
Bibliography 213
Index 225
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List of Illustrations
1.1 ‘Sketch for a Prime Minister or how to purchase a Peace’ 26
by [De Wilde]
1.2 ‘Which Drowns First Or Boney’s Improved Bucket’ 31
2.1 ‘The Death of the Property Tax’ by G. Cruikshank 59
2.2 ‘A Patriot Luminary Extinguishing Noxious Gas!!!’ 64
6.1 ‘The Three George’s – The Patron – The Sovereign – and
the Patriot’ by GW 142
6.2 ‘Diogenes in Search of an Honest Ministry’ by H.H. [Heath] 148
6.3 ‘The Broom Sold’ 150
6.4 ‘A Masked Battery’ by HB 171
6.5 ‘Sampson and Dalilah’ by HB 174
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