Radicalism: London Corresponding Society and Birmingham Riots Flashcards
What did the Radicals want to achieve?
- Proper Democracy
- Something like 1 man 1 vote
- Greater freedoms e.g religious freedom
Who formed the LCS and when?
1792 by John Frost and Thomas Hardy
How many members where in the LCS?
5000 incl. John Tooke and John Thelwell
Where were other branches of the LCS?
Manchester, Norwich, Sheffield and Stockport
What did the LCS want?
- Wanted more representation House of Common
- Argued for constitution reform
- They organized large scale protest, meetings and circulated pamphlets.
What happened to Frost and Hardy?
Frost was arrested and imprisoned 6 months in 1793 for ‘sedition’
Hardy was prosecuted for Treason 1794, after trail found not guilty.
Who were Dissenters?
They were non-Anglican protestants
What did people think about the French Revolution?
People were not sympathetic to the FR, after King Louis XVI was arrested in June 1791.
Many conservatives were angry with the liberal M/C, felt it was threatening to King and Anglican Church.
What happened in the Royal Hotel, Birmingham 1791?
A mob gathered outside, they attacked with stones then looted the hotel. They then turned on non-Anglican churches burnt them down.
Similar pro-monarchy, anti-radical protest in London - however they generally avoided prosecution.
