1 7 Huskisson on trade and finance; Measures introduced and their impacts The banking crisis of 1825 From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt and Liverpool, Derry, Palgrave Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 1 7 repeal of the Combination Laws and Test and Corporation Acts; What the combination laws were and why they were repealed What the Test and Corporation Acts were and why they were repealed From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt and Liverpool, Derry, Palgrave Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 1 7 Roman Catholic Emancipation. Why this was a contentious issue What changes were made and why From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt and Liverpool, Derry, Palgrave Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 1 7 Liverpool, Canning and Wellington as Prime Ministers; Comparison of the three leaders and which had the greater success From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt and Liverpool, Derry, Palgrave Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder Foreign Policy 2 8 Ending isolation 1783–1789; The situation in 1783 The united provinces Why Pitt wanted peace Reactions by Pitt to the Triple Alliance The situation by 1790 – successes and failures of his policies to that time. From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder
2 9 French Revolution to 1793; Impact of the French Revolution on British foreign policy From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 2 10 Pitt as War Minister 1793–1806 (Blue water strategy, Coalitions, Peace of Amiens); Successes of Pitt as a ware minister Use of the Navy Deployment of force in Europe Use of finance to support war efforts Pitts character and leadership as a war leader Limits of Pitt as a war leader From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 2 11 War with Napoleon – blockades, coalitions and the Peninsular campaign; How Britain opposed Napoleon Strategy How and why they won the Peninsular War The defeat of Napoleon and Britain’s role. From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 2 12 Castlereagh (Vienna Settlement, Congress diplomacy), Canning 1822–1827 (Holy Alliance, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and the Greek Question to 1830). Castlereagh’s policies and their successes: Determined opposition The Congress 1818-22 Canning’s approach and difference with Castlereagh The Spanish crisis Issues in South America Relations with the USA The Greek Revolt Who was more successful, Canning or Castlereagh? From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder Parliamentary reform and the Great Reform 2 13 Whigs and Tory attitudes to reform Motivations of the reformers The Franchise in 1832 How elections worked From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Revolution, Radicalism and Reform,
Peel and the Conservative party 1832–1846 3 15-16 Peel as party leader and prime minister 1834–1846, including the Tamworth Manifesto, elections and organisation to 1841; Successes of Peel as party leader Parliamentary reform Party reform, including the Tamworth Manifesto and its impact. Peel’s position in the party / relationships with his peers Effectiveness of Peel as PM The Ladies of the Bedchamber The election of 1841 From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850, Adelman, Longman Seminar Studies Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 3 17 government finance and the economy including the budgets, income tax, banking, tariff reform and the sugar duties, business reform (companies and railways); Peels reforms, 1841-46 Economic and financial issues and how well Peel dealt with them Tax changes and their impact Changes in banking Impact of the railways From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850, Adelman, Longman Seminar Studies Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 3 18 the Anti-Corn Law League, the Corn Laws, Peel and the reasons for their repeal, the debate over the Corn Laws and Peel’s fall from power. The significance and impact of the Anti-Corn Law League Why were the Corn Laws so disliked? What did the League do? How successful was the League? Why did Peel repeal the Corn Laws? Why did Peel resign? From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850, Adelman, Longman Seminar Studies Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder Peel and social reform 1832–1846 3 19 Children: the family and the impact of the Factory Acts pauper Child workers and how they were treated Increasing concerns for child employment Legislation affecting child workers From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850, Adelman, Longman Seminar Studies
apprentices and child labour, opposition to measures taken to protect children, pressures leading to change (Royal Commission on Factory Reform 1833, Mines Act 1842, Graham’s Factory Act); and their impact: Factory Act 1833 The Mines and Collieries Act 1842 The Factory Act 1844 Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 4 20 the question of poverty: pressures leading to change in the Old Poor Law 1815–1834 (the Royal Commission 1832, Chadwick, the attitudes of government), the New Poor Law 1834–1847 (workhouses, opposition, the Law League); Why was reform thought necessary by 1834 What impact did the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 have? Conditions in the work houses Opposition to the new Poor Law From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850, Adelman, Longman Seminar Studies Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder 4 21 the condition of Ireland: Peel’s approach to land issues, university reform, the crisis over Maynooth and the famine. The condition of Ireland Crisis over Maynooth Grant Problem of Land The Famine From Pitt to Peel 1783-1846, Wells, Hodder Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850, Adelman, Longman Seminar Studies Britain 1783-1851, From Disaster to Triumph? Evers & Welbourne, Hodder Great Britain & the Irish Question