عنوان

Rioting, dissent and the Church in late eighteenth century Britain :

شماره

TLets572576

عنوان اصلي

Rioting, dissent and the Church in late eighteenth century Britain :

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Atherton, Jonathan Mark

عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر

the Priestley Riots of 1791

نام ساير پديدآوران

Aston, Nigel; Plack, Noelle

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Leicester

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2013

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

University of Leicester

امتياز متن

2013

متن يادداشت

This thesis examines the origins, aftermath and legacy of the Birmingham Priestley Riots of 1791. Since the 1950s, the historiographical elevation of the crowd has generated a renewed interest in popular protest. The Priestley Riots have proved to be a prominent focal point, with historians persistently revisiting the debates surrounding their origins. The first part of this thesis returns to the issue of what caused the tumults. Rather than examine the riots in isolation, the thesis traces the longer-term decline in relations between Anglicans and Dissenters in Birmingham and Britain. The Priestley Riots are then placed into the context of the wider British reaction to the French Revolution. It is argued that the outbreak of rioting was caused by a combination of both religious and political grievances. The second part of the thesis examines the prosecutions of the rioters and the compensation claims made by the victims. It is suggested that the acquittal of the majority of rioters and the victims' inability to claim full financial remuneration resulted from three factors. Firstly, the failures of the local law enforcement agencies; secondly, the sustained animosity directed towards Dissenters; and thirdly, the idiosyncrasies of the eighteenth century legal system. Finally, the thesis considers the longer-term legacy of the riots for Birmingham's Dissenters. The conventional perception, that the riots had a ruinous impact, is overturned. Through examining Dissenters' congregational sizes, their choice of ministers and their involvement in wider Birmingham society, it is argued that, given the tumultuous events of July 1791, Birmingham Dissenters underwent a surprisingly rapid recovery.

موضوع مستند نشده

Dissenters

موضوع مستند نشده

eighteenth century

موضوع مستند نشده

Priestly

موضوع مستند نشده

Rioting

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Atherton, Jonathan Mark

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Aston, Nigel; Plack, Noelle

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

University of Leicester

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y