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For two generations following the overthrow of the absolutist monarchy in France in 1789 until the revolution of 1848, political upheaval broke out across Europe--except, it seems, in Britain. Why? For a century historians dismissed revolutionary outbursts as mere economic protest or the work of trouble-makers. This book takes the full measure of protest and revolution in England, from the Jacobins of the 1790s and the Luddites of 1812 to the ...

This study examines the development of the Chartist movement, placing it within its broad social and economic context, and assessing the reasons for its failure. Chartism is a key A Level subject, and this text is suitable both for A Level and undergraduate students.

3rd edition. Subtitled, "A Social History, 1750-2011". Fully revised and updated to integrate recent scholarship, this work recognises the different histories of England, Scotland and Wales within a British context.