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The Nature of the English Corresponding Societies 1792-95
‘A curious mixture of the old and the new’? The nature of the English Corresponding Societies 1792-95. by Robin John Chatterton A thesis submitted to the University of Birmingham for the degree of Master of Arts by Research. Department of History, College of Arts and Law, University of Birmingham, May 2019. University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. Abstract This thesis relates to the British Corresponding Societies in the form they took between 1792 and 1795. It draws on government papers, trial transcripts, correspondence, public statements, memoirs and contemporary biography. The aim is to revisit the historiographical debate regarding the societies’ nature, held largely between 1963 and 2000, which focused on the influence on the societies of 1780s’ gentlemanly reformism which sought to retrieve lost, constitutional rights, and the democratic ideologies of Thomas Paine and the French Revolution which sought to introduce new natural rights. The thesis takes a wider perspective than earlier historiography by considering how the societies organised and campaigned, and the nature of their personal relationships with their political influences, as well as assessing the content of their writings. -
A Pack by the Worship Panel Recognising The
WORSHIP RESOURCE MATERIAL FROM THE WORSHIP PANEL Recognising the bicentenary of the death of Theophilus Lindsey Theophilus Lindsey (1723-1808) – The Reluctant Dissenter? In November 2008 we will be celebrating the bicentenary of the death of Theophilus Lindsey in 1808. Was he just a pious and learned minister or one of the most controversial and important clergymen of the later eighteenth century? Can these two views be reconciled? Lindsey left the Anglican Church in 1773, finding that he could no longer subscribe to the creeds of the church, and moved to London. In April 1774 he established the first avowedly unitarian congregation in the country, based in a converted auction room in Essex Street, just off The Strand. Would the Unitarian denomination in Britain exist today without him? General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, Essex Hall, 1-6 Essex Street, London WC2R 3HY Contents Thumbnail Sketch 1 Historical Overview by Howard Hague 3 The Life of Theophilus Lindsey 3 Catterick and the Feathers Tavern Petition 3 London and the Opening of Essex Street Chapel 4 An Analysis of Lindsey’s Life and Work 4 Readings – Extracts from Lindsey’s (and other) Writings 5 The Reason for Lindsey’s Resignation from the Church of England 5 On the Opening of the Essex Street Chapel – 17 April 1774 5 Press Report on the Opening of Essex Street Chapel, 1774 6 Lindsey’s Views on the American War of Independence 6 Lindsey’s Views on God, Christ and the Trinity 6 On Heretics 7 Other Resources 7 Hymns 7 Websites of Interest 7 CD ROM 8 Further -
The United Englishmen and Radical Politics in the Industrial North-West of England, 1795–1803
ALAN BOOTH THE UNITED ENGLISHMEN AND RADICAL POLITICS IN THE INDUSTRIAL NORTH-WEST OF ENGLAND, 1795-1803* The theory of a secret revolutionary tradition, closely woven into the fabric of early working-class activity and surfacing at particular moments of crisis, continues to fascinate historians. In their attempts to assess its validity much recent effort has been directed at the ten years following the introduc- tion of the infamous Two Acts in December 1795. There has been intensive study of the secret societies in the metropolis and their counterparts in the West Riding of Yorkshire and of their relationship to the Irish rebels.1 Yet whilst it is now generally recognised that radicalism did not simply eva- porate in the oppressive aftermath of the "gagging acts", its nature and significance continue to provoke disagreement.2 This paper is a contribu- * I would like to thank Colin Heywood for his helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article. 1 M. Elliott, Partners in Revolution: The United Irishmen and France (London, 1982); id., "The 'Despard' Conspiracy Reconsidered", in: Past & Present, No 75 (1977), pp. 46-61; J. A. Hone, For the Cause of Truth: Radicalism in London 1796-1821 (London, 1982); J. L. Baxter and F. K. Donnelly, "The Revolutionary 'Underground' in the West Riding: Myth or Reality?", in: Past & Present, No 64 (1974), pp. 124-32; J. R. Dinwiddy, "Debate: The 'Black Lamp' in Yorkshire 1801-1802", ibid., pp. 113-23, and "A Rejoin- der", pp. 133-35; F. K. Donnelly and J. L. Baxter, "Sheffield and the English Revolutio- nary Tradition, 1791-1820", in: International Review of Social History, XX (1975), pp. -
Aristocratic Whig Politics in Early-Victorian Yorkshire: Lord Morpeth and His World
ARISTOCRATIC WHIG POLITICS IN EARLY-VICTORIAN YORKSHIRE: LORD MORPETH AND HIS WORLD David Christopher Gent Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of York Department of History 2010 ABSTRACT This thesis explores the provincial life of George W. F. Howard (1802-64), 7th Earl of Carlisle, better known as the early-Victorian Whig aristocrat and politician Lord Morpeth. It challenges accounts which have presented Whiggery as metropolitan in ethos, by demonstrating that Morpeth strongly engaged with the county of Yorkshire as a politician, philanthropist and landlord. It provides the first dedicated account of how Whiggery operated, and was perceived, in a provincial setting. An introduction summarises the current historiography on the Whigs, and establishes the rationale behind the study. Chapter One details the pivotal influence of Morpeth’s Christian faith on his thought. It suggests that his religious values shaped both his non- political and political actions, ensuring a correlation between them. Chapters Two and Four are concerned with Morpeth’s career as M.P. for Yorkshire (1830-32) and the West Riding (1832-41, 1846-48). They suggest that Morpeth played a key role in building an alliance between the region’s liberals and Whiggery, based around the idea that the Whigs would offer political, economic and ecclesiastical reforms. However, they show how this alliance gradually splintered, partly owing to differences between the Whigs and some of the region’s nonconformist liberals over issues of Church and State and the Whigs’ social reform policies. Chapter Three details Morpeth’s activities as a philanthropist in the county. It suggests that this maintained his links to his supporters, shaped his views on social questions, and enhanced his political reputation. -
A Sheffield Hallam University Thesis
From Sheffield to Raleigh: a Radical Publishing Network in the Age of Revolution DALY, Michael James Available from the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive (SHURA) at: http://shura.shu.ac.uk/4075/ A Sheffield Hallam University thesis This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the author. When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. Please visit http://shura.shu.ac.uk/4075/ and http://shura.shu.ac.uk/information.html for further details about copyright and re-use permissions. REFERENCE ProQuest Number: 10694412 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 10694412 Published by ProQuest LLC(2017). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 From Sheffield to Raleigh: A Radical Publishing Network in the Age of Revolution Michael James Daly A thesis submitted in partial -
Political Argument in Edmund Burke's Reflections: A
POLITICAL ARGUMENT IN EDMUND BURKE‟S REFLECTIONS: A CONTEXTUAL STUDY BY BEN JAMES TAYLOR A thesis submitted to The University of Birmingham for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Department of Political Science and International Studies School of Social Sciences The University of Birmingham December 2010 University of Birmingham Research Archive e-theses repository This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. ABSTRACT The present thesis offers a historical interpretation of Edmund Burke‟s classic text, Reflections on the Revolution in France. By contrast to the existing literature, it studies Burke‟s work as a purposive intervention in a domestic problem complex that turned upon the ways in which the French Revolution was refracted in various British contexts of argument. In short, British radicals put the principles and the very idea of the French Revolution to unique uses, employing them to increase the legitimacy and potency of their own arguments. To this end, they appealed to the authority of the French Revolution to augment their dynamic reading of the English Revolution of 1688, and denounced the lack of liberty in Britain by holding the French system of representation up as a model which would provide a genuinely accountable and participatory government. -
Enlightenment and Dissent 30(2015) [PDF 2303KB]
ENLIGHTENMENT AND DISSENT No. 30 CONTENTS Articles 1 Magna Carta in the Age of Revolution H T Dickinson 68 ‘The principles of reason, morality and religion, applied to the concerns of large communities’: Major John Cartwright and the intellectual roots of radical reform in late eighteenth- century Britain George Owers Review Article 99 Benjamin Franklin, the ends of Empire, and the American Revolution Mark Spencer Reviews 110 Pamela Clemit ed., The Letters of William Godwin: Volume II: 1798-1805 H T Dickinson 113 Leslie Ellen Brown, Artful Virtue: The Interplay of the Beautiful and the Good, in the Scottish Enlightenment Peter Jones 116 Gina Luria Walker ed., Female Biography; Or, Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries. Jenny Macauley 122 Martin Priestman, The Poetry of Erasmus Darwin: Enlightened Spaces, Romantic Times K E Smith 126 Mike Hill and Warren Montag, The Other Adam Smith Mark Spencer Received 129 Ellen Spolsky, The Contracts of Fiction: Cognition, Culture, Community. Notice 130 An insight into the Enlightenment in Spain Lioba Simon-Schuhmacher Document 136 A Previously Unpublished Letter from Thomas Belsham to Samuel Fawcett, 21 April 1791 Tony Rail MAGNA CARTA IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION H T Dickinson The recent 800th anniversary of Magna Carta has inspired a most impressive range of publications, exhibitions and conferences across the world. A close examination of the charter of liberties accepted by King John in June 1215, however, does not seem to justify the excessive praise and attention that Magna Carta has received from historians, lawyers, politicians, and the general public on both sides of the Atlantic, and even much further afield. -
Theophilus:Father of Modern Unitarianism Sunday, 18 August, 2019 Sermon
Theophilus:Father of Modern Unitarianism Sunday, 18 August, 2019 Sermon Theophilus Lindsey was born in Middlewich, Cheshire on 20 June 1723. He was named after his god- father, Theophilus, Earl of Huntingdon. The Earl was the husband of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. Before her marriage, Lindseys mother Jane had been a member of the Huntingdon household. His father Robert Lindsey was a mercer and part-owner of a salt-works. After initial schooling in Middlewich, where he showed early promise, it was arranged that he would enter the free grammar school, Leeds. Under the influence there of the master, Thomas Barnard, he began to prepare for a university education and a career in the church. His connections with Yorkshire were to prove important for him. Two of his later parishes in the Church of England were in Yorkshire, and among his closest friends were Francis Blackburne, archdeacon of Cleveland; the dissenting minister William Turner of Wakefield; and the lawyer and politician John Lee, who was a native of Leeds. Theophilus Lindsey was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge, in 1741. He received financial support from several quarters. He graduated BA in 2 In 1747 he became morning preacher at the Wheler Chapel, Spitalfields, London, and later that year he was ordained priest. He also served as domestic chaplain to the Duke of Somerset, and accompanied the future Duke of Northumberland on a trip to France as his tutor. He became rector at Kirby Wiske in North Yorkshire in 1752, and vicar of Piddletown in Dorset in 1755. In 1760, in the parish church of Richmond, Yorkshire, Lindsey married Hannah Elsworth, the step-daughter of his friend Francis Blackburne, the archdeacon of Cleveland. -
Open Research Online Oro.Open.Ac.Uk
Open Research Online The Open University’s repository of research publications and other research outputs Introduction: Millar and his Circle Journal Item How to cite: Plassart, Anna (2019). Introduction: Millar and his Circle. History of European Ideas, 45(2) pp. 128–147. For guidance on citations see FAQs. c 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor Francis Group https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Version: Accepted Manuscript Link(s) to article on publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1080/01916599.2019.1592977 Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online’s data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. oro.open.ac.uk John Millar and his circle The exact nature of John Millar's contribution to the Scottish Enlightenment remains the subject of much contradictory discussion. If David Hume contributed the philosophical basis for a naturalistic 'science of man' as well as a sceptical rebuke to Whig narratives of English history, which Adam Smith turned into a theory of jurisprudence that would instruct enlightened men in the principles of government and legislation, it is not immediately clear in what direction Millar took the intellectual heritage of the two men he held as his main inspirations. Duncan Forbes initially analysed him as a direct heir to Smith's 'scientific' Whiggism, but he has since been described, at various times, as an inspiration for nineteenth-century materialist theories of history, as a 'precursor' of modern sociology, as a theorist for the political agenda of the radical petty bourgeoisie, and as an old-fashioned civic republican. -
Some Political Issues in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Part Two: the Rights of Collective Association and Assembly; Parliamentary Reform; Indus- Trial
........................................................ SOME POLITICAL ISSUES IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN. PART TWO : THE RIGHTS OF COLLECTIVE ASSOCIATION AND .ASSEMBLY ; PARLIAMENTARY Michael Pear lman University of Michigan + - November 1977 CRSO Working Paper /i 165 Copies available through: Center for Research on Social Organization University of Michigan 330 Packard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Some Political Issues in Nineteenth-Century Britain Part Two: The Rights of Collective Association and Assembly; Parliamentary Reform; Industrial Conflict: (GBS Briefing Papers, No. 3) Michael Pearlman University of Michigan Novedber 1977 Contents The Rights of Collective Association and Assembly in Great Britain. 1825-1835 ..................1 General ................................1 Chronology ............................11 Bibliography ...........................12 Parliamentary Reform. 1828-1832 ....................13 General ..............................13 Chronology ............................30 Bibliography ............................32 Industrial Conflict. 1828-1832 .....................37 General .............................37 Bibliography ...........................45 ~ditor'sNote "Some Political Issues in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Part Two: The Rights of Collective Association and Assembly; Parliamentary Reform; Indus- trial. Conflict" is the third in a series of Briefing Papers for the Great Britain Study.* The Great Britain Study is a close examination of "conten- tious gatherings" in England, Wales, and Scotland -
Dr. Richard Price: Radical Or Revolutionary?1
Cymmrodorion Vol 25 tud 1-224.qxp_Layout 1 10/06/2020 9:52 am Page 49 49 DR. RICHARD PRICE: RADICAL OR REVOLUTIONARY?1 Paul Frame Abstract Born in Wales and based in London the dissenting minister and intellectual polymath Richard Price (1723–1791) has been called a formative mind of the Enlightenment, Britain’s first left-wing intellectual, and the greatest thinker Wales has thus far produced. Through his efforts at promoting political and social reform and his advocacy of civil liberty, in which he expressed support for the American Revolutionaries and the opening events of the French Revolution, Price is seen as a key eighteenth-century radical. Yet his passionate support for revolution in America and France introduces considerable ambiguity into his position as simply a radical reformer. Introduction Between leaving Wales for London in 1740 and the onset of the troubles in colonial America in 1775, the background to Richard Price’s life, at home and abroad, is one of war.2 From 1776 until his death in 1791 this changed to one of revolution.3 For Price these later revolutionary years were a time when a ‘spirit’ was in the air. It emanated first from America and he felt sure it ‘must in time produce great effects’ in Europe. ‘A general fermentation seems to be taking place’ he wrote to his revolutionary friend Benjamin Franklin in September 1787, just two years before the start of the French Revolution. ‘The minds of men are becoming more enlightened, and the silly despots of the world are likely to be forced to respect human rights and to take care not to govern too much lest they should not govern at all.’4 1 Parts of this paper were first given at the Yale Centre for Representative Institutions Conference ‘Revolution, Dissent and Democracy: The Political Thought of Richard Price’ at Yale University, 11 and 12 September 2015 and, more recently, to the Richard Price Society and members of the Cymmrodorion. -
The Afterlives of Bolingbroke's Patriot King Author(S): David Armitage Source: the Journal of British Studies, Vol
A Patriot for Whom? The Afterlives of Bolingbroke's Patriot King Author(s): David Armitage Source: The Journal of British Studies, Vol. 36, No. 4 (Oct., 1997), pp. 397-418 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The North American Conference on British Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/175892 . Accessed: 18/05/2011 21:20 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at . http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=ucpress. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. The University of Chicago Press and The North American Conference on British Studies are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of British Studies.