Key Radicals and Reformers: Charles James Fox Flashcards
What did Fox campaign for in 1780?
‘Annual Parliaments and Equal Represntation’
What did Fox use his position for?
He tried to fight for reform and clashed with the King over the supremacy of parliament.
What did he say 1789 after the storming of Bastille?
‘How much the greatest event it is that ever happened in the world! and how much the best!’
Who was Fox influenced heavily by?
Edmund Burke, defended the AR against Britain
What did Fox do during the Kings Illness?
He tried to take advantage of it by rushing through Regency in 1788-1789, as Prince of Wales was believed to make him PM.
Lost popularity because of this.
What did 4 Acts/Bills Fox call for and support?
- Called for the Test and Corporations Act in (1790)
- He supported Roman Catholic Relief Bill (1791)
- He was in favor of abolishing the Slave Trade (bill was defeated)
- He also proposed the successful Liberal Act (1792)
What did the Liberal Act include?
Restoring juries the right to decide what was libelous.
What controversial act did Fox support?
He supported the French (even after declaring war on Britian).
This dropped his support and by 1794, he began to abandon him and support Pitt.
