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The Whig Revival, 1808–1830 William Anthony Hay Studies in Modern History General Editor: J. C. D. Clark, Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Distinguished Professor of British History, University of Kansas Titles include: James B. Bell THE IMPERIAL ORIGINS OF THE KING’S CHURCH IN EARLY AMERICA, 1607–1783 Jonathan Clark and Howard Erskine–Hill (editors) SAMUEL JOHNSON IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT Bernard Cottret (editor) BOLINGBROKE’S POLITICAL WRITINGS The Conservative Enlightenment Richard R. Follet EVANGELICALISM, PENAL THEORY AND THE POLITICS OF CRIMINAL LAW REFORM IN ENGLAND, 1808–30 Andrew Godley JEWISH IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NEW YORK AND LONDON, 1880–1914 William Anthony Hay THE WHIG REVIVAL 1808–1830 Philip Hicks NEOCLASSICAL HISTORY AND ENGLISH CULTURE From Clarendon to Hume Mark Keay WILLIAM WORDSWORTH’S GOLDEN AGE THEORIES DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND, 1750–1850 William M. Kuhn DEMOCRATIC ROYALISM The Transformation of the British Monarchy, 1861–1914 Kim Lawes PATERNALISM AND POLITICS The Revival of Paternalism in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain Marisa Linton THE POLITICS OF VIRTUE IN ENLIGHTMENT FRANCE Nancy D. LoPatin POLITICAL UNIONS, POPULAR POLITICS AND THE GREAT REFORM ACT OF 1832 Karin J. MacHardy WAR, RELIGION AND COURT PATRONAGE IN HABSBURG AUSTRIA The Social and Cultural Dimensions of Political Interaction, 1521–1622 Robert J. Mayhew LANDSCAPE, LITERATURE AND ENGLISH RELIGIOUS CULTURE, 1660–1800 Samuel Johnson and Languages of Natural Description Marjorie Morgan NATIONAL IDENTITIES AND TRAVEL IN VICTORIAN BRITAIN James Muldoon EMPIRE AND ORDER The Concept of Empire, 800–1800 W. D. Rubinstein and Hilary Rubinstein PHILOSEMITISM Admiration and Support for Jews in the English-Speaking World, 1840–1939 Julia Rudolph WHIG POLITICAL THOUGHT AND THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION James Tyrrell and the Theory of Resistance Lisa Steffen TREASON AND NATIONAL IDENTITY Defining a British State, 1608–1820 Lynne Taylor BETWEEN RESISTANCE AND COLLABORATION Popular Protest in Northern France, 1940–45 Doron Zimmerman THE JACOBITE MOVEMENT IN SCOTLAND AND IN EXILE, 1746–1759 Studies in Modern History Series Standing Order ISBN 0–333–79328–5 (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England The Whig Revival, 1808–1830 William Anthony Hay © William Anthony Hay 2005 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2005 978-1-4039-1771-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-51360-4 ISBN 978-0-230-51062-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230510623 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hay, William Anthony, 1968– The Whig revival, 1808–1830 / by William Anthony Hay. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Great Britain–Politics and government–1800–1837. 2. Whig Party (Great Britain)–History–19th century. I. Title. DA535.H39 2004 324.241’02–dc22 2004049122 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 To Carolyn Jane This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi List of Abbreviations xiv Introduction 1 1 Party Structure and the Whigs in British Politics 10 2 Elections, the Press and Whig Tactics in Opposition: 1812–17 35 3 1818 and the Westmorland Election 66 4 Social Tension and Party Politics in 1819 91 5 Public Opinion and the Limits of Opposition: 1820–26 111 6 A Revolution in Parties: 1827–30 137 Conclusion 176 Notes 185 Bibliography 213 Index 225 vii This page intentionally left blank List of Illustrations 1.1 ‘Sketch for a Prime Minister or how to purchase a Peace’ 26 by [De Wilde] 1.2 ‘Which Drowns First Or Boney’s Improved Bucket’ 31 2.1 ‘The Death of the Property Tax’ by G. Cruikshank 59 2.2 ‘A Patriot Luminary Extinguishing Noxious Gas!!!’ 64 6.1 ‘The Three George’s – The Patron – The Sovereign – and the Patriot’ by GW 142 6.2 ‘Diogenes in Search of an Honest Ministry’ by H.H. [Heath] 148 6.3 ‘The Broom Sold’ 150 6.4 ‘A Masked Battery’ by HB 171 6.5 ‘Sampson and Dalilah’ by HB 174 ix
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