Category Archives: British history

Late Regency Happening: Tithe War in Ireland

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Tithe War (Irish: Cogadh na nDeachúna) was a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience, punctuated by sporadic violent episodes, in Ireland between 1830 and 1836 in reaction to the enforcement of tithes on subsistence farmers and others for the upkeep … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: John Bellingham, Assassin

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

John Bellingham (c. 1769 – 18 May 1812) was the assassin of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval. This murder is the only successful assassination of a British Prime Minister. Early Life Bellingham’s early life is largely unknown, and most post-assassination … Continue reading →

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1835~Last English Execution for Buggery: James Pratt and John Smith

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, English law was changed to support the marriage of those of the same sex. Therefore, I thought I would point out a situation when buggery was still considered a crime. James Pratt (1805–1835) also known as John Pratt, and … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: William Cobbett and The Political Register

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: The Swing Riots

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Swing Riots were a widespread uprising by agricultural workers; it began with the destruction of threshing machines in the Elham Valley area of East Kent in the summer of 1830, and by early December had spread throughout the whole … Continue reading →

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Regency Happenings: Felling Mining Disasters, 1812, 1813, 1821, and 1847

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Felling Colliery (also known as Brandling Main) in Britain, suffered four disasters: 1812, 1813, 1821 and 1847. By far the worst of the four was the 1812 disaster, which claimed 92 lives on 25 May 1812. The loss of … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC (30 May 1757 – 15 February 1844) was a British statesman, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804. Henry Addington was the son of Anthony Addington, Pitt’s physician, and Mary … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: 2nd Earl Charles Grey, Prime Minister and Governmental Reformer

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 November 1830 to 16 … Continue reading →

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Regency Celebrity: 1st Baron William Wyndhan Grenville, Prime Minister

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville PC, PC (Ire) (25 October 1759 – 12 January 1834) was a British Whig statesman. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807 as head of the Ministry of … Continue reading →

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“London, 1802” by William Wordsworth, a Call to Overthrow the Political Order of the Regency

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

“London, 1802” is a sonnet by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth. In the poem Wordsworth castigates the English people as stagnant and selfish, and eulogizes seventeenth-century poet John Milton. Composed in 1802, “London, 1802” was published for the first … Continue reading →

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