British Society
The nineteenth (19th) century was a period of great change and accompanying social unrest in the British Isles. Most outstanding among the changes was the industrial revolution. As everything in life, it brought good, but it also brought evil. The industrial revolution combined with the expansion of the British Empire made the United Kingdom, the richest and most powerful country in the world. Some of the islanders became unbelievably wealthy, but others, unfortunately, became unbelievably poor. Writers from this historical period cognizant of the human suffering, became social critics of what was taking place in England, of how the rich and powerful became more oppressive than before ...
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(the oppressed) were denied basic human rights and their opinion and beliefs were discarded as being useless. These workers wanted change and reform, however they did not speak out against their masters or government because of fear of retaliation by the oppressors, of punishment and also because of the lack of leadership skill to organize a revolt. The leadership that was needed was that of Harold Transome, a radical, and of his political agents that began preaching the need for change and for equality among the workers.
Traditionally, two main political parties existed in Great Britain, the Whigs and Tories, which forced society to choose what side would represent them. The split in society caused conflict in which people would only associate with those individuals who supported the same party. Adding to these conflicts, political candidates gave false hopes and promises in order to sway the opinion of people. Nonetheless a rise of uncertainty for the two parties began when ...
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the outcome of society, however he still believed that women were silly creatures who did not have any ability nor right to discuss or work with what he considered "men's work," such as politics and running estates.
Mr. Johnson, one of Transome's agents was a charismatic person with a strong passionate voice and convincing manner, with which he was able to rile up the workers. He claimed that their support of the radical movement would improve their lives. According to Mr. Johnson, "this country will rise to the tip-top of everything, and there isn't a man in it but what shall his joint in the pot, and his spare money jingling in his pocket, if we only exert ourselves to send the right ...
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