Protest and Democracy 1816-1818 (part I)

The start of mass politics in Britain?

The document collection is designed to allow students and teachers to develop their own questions and lines of historical enquiry on Protest and Democracy from 1816 to 1818. Documents are titled and grouped together according to theme and therefore not displayed in strict chronological order. Some of the themes include: the causes of distress, Blanketeers, radical meetings.

These documents can be used to support any of the exam board specifications covering the political, social and cultural aspects of nineteenth century British history, for example:

AQA History A level
Breadth study: The impact of Industrialisation: Government and a changing society, 1812-1832

Edexcel History A level
Paper 1: Breadth study with interpretations 1D: Britain c1785-c1870 democracy, protest and reform
Paper 3: Aspects in depth: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780-1928: unit: Radical reformers c1790-1819 Mass protest and Agitation

OCR History A level
Unit Y110: From Pitt to Peel 1783-1853
British Period Study: British Government in the Age of Revolution 1783-1832