The Treasonable Practices' Act was one of two acts introduced by the government in the wake of the stoning of King George III on his way to open parliament in 1795, the other being the
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Seditious Meetings Act 1795 — The Seditious Meetings Act, approved by the British Parliament in November 1795, was the second of the well known Two acts (also known as the Gagging Acts or the Grenville and Pitt Bills ), the other being the Treasonable Practices Act. Its… … Wikipedia
1794 Treason Trials — The 1794 Treason Trials, arranged by the administration of William Pitt, were intended to cripple the British radical movement of the 1790s. Over thirty radicals were initially arrested; three were tried for high treason: Thomas Hardy, John Horne … Wikipedia
Charles James Fox — The Right Honourable Charles James Fox Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs In office 27 March 1782 – 5 July … Wikipedia
Timeline of Mary Wollstonecraft — Mary Wollstonecraft by John Opie (c. 1791) This timeline lists important events relevant to the life of Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), a British writer, philosopher, and feminist … Wikipedia
The Age of Reason — The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology , a deistic treatise written by eighteenth century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy… … Wikipedia
London Corresponding Society — was a moderate radical body concentrating on reform of the Parliament of Great Britain in the 1790s.The London Corresponding Society (LCS) was a corresponding society founded on January 25, 1792. The creators of the group were John Frost (1750… … Wikipedia
A Vindication of the Rights of Men — A Vindication of the Rights of Men, in a Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned by His Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) is a political pamphlet, written by the eighteenth century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft … Wikipedia
1795 in Great Britain — Events from the year 1795 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.Incumbents*Monarch George III of the United Kingdom *Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, ToryEvents* 8 April The Marriage of George, Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick. * 23… … Wikipedia
Vindicación de los derechos del hombre — Primera edición impresa de Vindicación de los derechos de la mujer: críticas acerca de asuntos políticos y morales … Wikipedia Español
The Rough Wooing — was a term coined by Sir Walter Scott and H. E. Marshall to describe the Anglo Scottish war pursued intermittently from 1544 to 1551. It followed from the failure of the Scots to honour the terms of the 1543 Treaty of Greenwich, by which the… … Wikipedia
