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ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF WALES AND ENGLAND, c.1780-1848

General topic 1: Politics and Government in Wales and England, c.1780-1832

Focus: A study of the main changes and developments in politics and government.

 

Origins: The political and electoral system in Wales and England in the late eighteenth century

 

Key Issues: The reasons for the growth of the Parliamentary reform movement

  • The Younger Pitt and the impact of the French revolution, 1790-1801.

  • Lord Liverpool's government and the radical challenge, 1812-1822.

  • The liberal Tory reforms, 1822-1830.

  • The Reform Bill Crisis and the reasons for the passing of the Reform Act of 1832

Significance /Consequences: The significance and consequences of the changes in politics and government in England and Wales to 1832

 

General topic 2: Economic and Social Change and Popular Protest, c.1815-1848

 

Focus: A study of the main economic and social changes and how they impacted on the growth of popular protest in Wales and England

 

Origins: The economic and social condition of Wales and England in 1815 General reasons for unrest in the rural and urban areas

 

Key Issues:

  • The causes of, and events connected with, popular protest in the rural areas of Wales and England (including Scotch Cattle, Swing, Poor Law and Rebecca)

  • The causes of, and events connected with, popular protest in the urban areas of Wales and England (including the Merthyr Rising, Factory movement, Poor Law, Chartism, Trade Unions and Anti-Corn Law League)

Significance /Consequences: The significance and consequences of economic and social change. The significance and consequences of popular protest in the rural and urban areas

General topic 3: Foreign Policy, c. 1793-1841

 

Focus: How British foreign policy evolved in this period.

 

Origins: The main interests influencing British foreign policy in the late eighteenth century

 

Key Issues: Britain and success in the war with France, 1793-1815.

  • Castlereagh's foreign policy, 1812-1822.

  • Canning’s foreign policy, 1822-1827

  • Palmerston's foreign policy, 1830-1841. Britain's relations with the Great Powers.

 

Significance /Consequences: The significance and consequences of developments in British foreign policy to 1841