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Peace and Reform (1815-1837)

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1816.The DebtCobbett's "Rural Rides"1

The Barbary PiratesLord Sidmouth's "Life and Correspondence"2

The Holy Alliance"Annual Register"2

The State of IrelandDoubleday's "Life of Sir Robert Peel"5

1818.The State of EnglandLord Sidmouth's "Life and Correspondence"8

Parish Registers"The London Medical Repository"11

1819.PeterlooLord Sidmouth's "Life and Correspondence"14

The State of EnglandShelley's "Poems"20

The Cato Street Conspiracy"Annual Register"20

1820.The Death of George III.Lord Colchester's "Diary and Correspondence"24

The King's Speech"Annual Register"25

The Character of John BullWashington Irving's "Sketch Book"27

1821.The Death of Napoleon"The Gentleman's Magazine"29

NapoleonShelley's "Poems"31

Napoleon and EnglandLord Tennyson's "Early Sonnets"32

1823.The Monroe Doctrine"Annual Register"33

SlaveryStapleton's "Life of Canning"34

The State of IrelandLord Colchester's "Diary and Correspondence"35

Transportation"The Edinburgh Review"38

1824.The Duke of Wellington and His SonsGleig's "Life of the Duke of Wellington"39

1825.Free TradeCobbett's "Rural Rides"41

Financial CrisisDoubleday's "Life of Sir Robert Peel"44

1826.The French Occupation of SpainMartineau's "History of the Peace"47

The Removal of Trade RestrictionsStapleton's "Life of Canning"49

Portuguese Appeal for Aid against SpainStapleton's "Life of Canning"53

Mr. Canning and the Portuguese AppealStapleton's "Life of Canning"54

1827.Life of Convict-Servants in Australia"The London Magazine"56

Interview with George IV.Lord Colchester's "Diary and Correspondence"58

The Treaty of LondonStapleton's "Life of Canning"60

The Battle of Navarino"The Gentleman's Magazine"62

1828.The Roman Catholic AssociationStanhope and Cardwell's "Memoirs of Peel"66

Irish UnrestStanhope and Cardwell's "Memoirs of Peel"69

1829.Catholic Emancipation"Annual Register"70

1830.Duke of Wellington's Supposed Designs on the CrownGleig's "Life of the Duke of Wellington"72

Heavy TaxationCobbett's "Rural Rides"73

Railway Carriages"The Gentleman's Magazine"75

Death of Huskisson"The Gentleman's Magazine"77

The Use of Close BoroughsGleig's "Life of the Duke of Wellington"79

1831.Lord John Russell's Speech on Reform BillMolesworth's "History of the Reform Bill"82

The Passing of the Reform BillMacaulay's "Life and Letters"87

Prorogation of Anti-Reform ParliamentMolesworth's "History of the Reform Bill"89

Parliamentary ReformLord Macaulay's "Speeches"94

1832.Battle SongEbenezer Elliott's "Poems"95

1833.Repeal of the UnionLord Macaulay's "Speeches"96

Jewish DisabilitiesLord Macaulay's "Speeches"98

1834.StrikesDuke of Buckingham's "Memoirs"101

1835.O'Connell and the House of LordsMartineau's "History of the Peace"102

1836.The Factory SystemFielden's "Curse of the Factory System"103

The Employment of ChildrenFielden's "Curse of the Factory System"107

The PoliceMullin's "Magistracy of England"110

The King and the Canadian Question"The Edinburgh Review"113

Statistics of Great Britain and IrelandPorter's "Party Tables"116

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