HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

THREE DECADES OF POLITICAL STAGNATION AND REPRESSION

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC

CHANGES

REVOLUTIONARY IDEOLOGIES

REVOLUTION

“Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive But to be young, was very heaven!” William Wordsworth

WILD OPTIMISM: A NEW ERA OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE

BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT

WAR AND CHAOS

HIGH TAXES

RISING PRICES

ECONOMIC BLOCKADE

INDUSTRIAL UNREST : THE LUDDITES

PETERLOO MASSACRE

POETRY AND REBELLION

LACK OF FAITH IN SOCIETY

CRITICISM OF INJUSTICE AND SUFFERING

DEFENSE OF NATIONAL HISTORY