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when was the meeting?
1816
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what two things silenced british radicalism in early 1800s?
gov determination against + napoleonic war rise
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what was the reaction to reform meetings in london in early postwar?
uncontroversial
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and concerned with?
relief of poor / political relief
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who were unhappy with this moderate stance?
spencians (folls of thomas spence)
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so they planned?
mass meeting in LDN
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which they hoped would lead to?
riot
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who did they invite to speak in nov?
henry hunt
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to crowd of?
10,000
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largest LDN gathering since?
anti-cath riots 1780
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what did they ask hunt to present?
petition to prince regent promiting reform
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provin the aim to be?
non-contentious
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what did hunt champion in speech?
moral force
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but came close to suggesting?
physical force if demands not met
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hunt not recieved so 2nd meeting called for on?
2nd december
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what happened before hunt arrived?
spenceans pre-stirred up crowd and urged direct action
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what did a number of people do bc of this?
leave, loot gunsmiths and set off to seize places
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where did they go to seize?
tower of london / royal exchange
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if succ may have attempted?
coup against gov
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but who dispersed them and arrested leader?
mayor of london and constables
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when was the ringleader trial?
1817
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which exposed?
government spies and informers
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defence proved who encouraged the riot?
government informer castle
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in light of this what happened?
jury acquitted defendents
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what division made unified reform action impossible?
moral vs physical force
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what radical paper condemned the riot?
leeds mercury (goddamn leeds)
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