ABSTRACT

This well-argued and richly-detailed book concludes that the working-class radical movement was never able to prove a serious challenge to the stability of the British state; and, in fact, achieved very little in these years, except when operating in conjunction with the political movements and organizations of the middle class.

chapter Chapter 2|15 pages

Origins 1770–89

chapter Chapter 3|26 pages

Artisans and Jacobins 1789–1815

chapter Chapter 4|19 pages

Radicals and Reformers 1815–30

chapter Chapter 5|29 pages

Reform and Conflict 1830–8

chapter Chapter 6|38 pages

The Chartist Challenge 1838–48

chapter Chapter 7|33 pages

The Mid-Victorian Consensus 1850–80

chapter Chapter 8|8 pages

Conclusion