Politics of Regicide in England, 1760-1850 - Troublesome Subjects

Informationen zum Autor Steve Poole is Principal Lecturer in English Social and Cultural History at the University of Bristol Klappentext Reappraises the often complex relationship between British monarchs and some of their more troublesome subjects in the 'age of revolutions'. Casts new light upon the contested languages of constitutionalism, contract theory and the rights of petition and provokes fresh controversy over the viability of monarchies in the modern world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: monarchy, contractualism and history2. The crown and the secular magic of petition3. Monarchy and the policing of insanity4. The madness of Margaret Nicholson5. Treason compassed: popular mobilization and physicality in the 1790s6. Lunacy and politics at fin de siecle, 1800-37. The potatoes speak for themselves: regicide, radicalism and George IV, 1811-308. Collins in context: William IV, affability and the reform crisis, 1830-79. Monarchy goes private: Peel's Protection Act and the retreat from approachability, 1837-5010. ConclusionSelect bibliographyIndex

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• Authors: Robert Ed. Stafford C. M. Stafford Poole, Russell Poole, Steve Poole
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2012
• EAN: 9780719087462
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8746-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education