1146
|
Alliance with Holland,
|
1146
|
|
Pitt's efforts to oppose Russia,
|
1147
|
|
Alliance with Prussia, Holland, and Sweden,
|
1148
|
|
1790 The Convention of Reichenbach,
|
1149
|
|
Industrial development of the country,
|
1150
|
|
1789 The French Revolution,
|
1151
|
|
Assembling of the States-General,
|
1153
|
|
Louis XVI. brought to Paris,
|
1154
|
|
Excitement produced in England,
|
1154
|
|
1790 First reactionary movement,
|
1154
|
|
Rejection of the Abolition of Tests and the Reform Bill,
|
1154
|
|
Burke's "Reflections,"
|
1155
|
|
1791 The Canada Bill,
|
1155
|
|
Breach between Fox and Burke,
|
1156
|
|
The Birmingham riots,
|
1156
|
|
Pitt's policy as yet unchanged,
|
1156
|
|
Progress of the French Revolution,
|
1157
|
|
The King's flight to Varennes,
|
1157
|
|
1792 The Girondin ministry declares war,
|
1158
|
|
The King suspended,
|
1158
|
|
Massacres of September,
|
1159
|
|
Declaration of the Republic,
|
1159
|
|
Revolutionary character of the war,
|
1159
|
|
Edict of Fraternity,
|
1159
|
|
Change of opinion in England as to the Revolution,
|
1160
|
|
Formation of a new Tory party,
|
1161
|
|
Sympathy with the Revolution among the poor,
|
1161
|
|
Revolutionary societies,
|
1162
|
|
Rejection of Grey's Reform Bill,
|
1162
|
|
Proclamation against seditious writings,
|
1163
|
|
Riots in Sheffield and Dundee,
|
1164
|
|
The militia called out,
|
1164
|
|
1793 Signs of approaching war with France,
|
1165
|
|
The Alien Bill,
|
1165
|
|
Death of Louis XVI.,
|
1165
|
|
Pitt's efforts to continue peace,
|
1166
|
|
Determination of the French for war,
|
1166
|
|
Declaration of war with France,
|
1167
|
|
French successes on the Continent, and against the royalists in France
|
1168
|
|
Pitt's difficulty in keeping up the coalition,
|
1170
|
|
1795 The French capture Amsterdam,
|
1172
|
|
Indirect advantages gained by England,
|
1172
|
|
1794 Defeat of the French fleet,
|
1173
|
|
1795 Prussia, Spain, and Holland leave the coalition,
|
1173
|
|
Insurrection of La Vendée,
|
1174
|
|
Expedition to Quiberon,
|
1176
|
|
Confidence of the English in Pitt,
|
1177
|
|
His repressive policy,
|
1178
|
|
1793 The Traitorous Correspondence Bill,
|
1178
|
|
Trials for seditious writings,
|
1179
|
|
1794 Portland joins the ministry,
|
1181
|
|
Desire for peace,
|
1181
|
|
1795 The Prince of Wales' marriage,
|
1182
|
|
Sufferings of the lower classes,
|
1183
|
|
Assault on the King,
|
1183
|
|
1793 Retrospect of French affairs,
|
1184
|
|
The Committee of Public Safety,
|
1184
|
|
1794 The Reign of Terror,
|
1185
|
|
Fall of Robespierre,
|
1186
|
|
1795 The Directory established,
|
1186
|
|
1796 Pitt's first negotiations for peace,
|
1186
|
|
Napoleon's Italian campaign,
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