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American Revolution and American Revolution and Britain: ThemesBritain: Themes
George III and HistoryKing and Parliament‘Wilkes and Liberty’Britain’s American Problem 1763-1783Public Opinion
George III and HistoryGeorge III and History
Reign of George III: 1760-1820Madness‘Farmer George’George and the age of revolutions
King and ParliamentKing and Parliament
Patronage and influenceExpanding power of executiveLimits of royal power and parliamentary power—the unresolved legacy of 1688
‘‘Wilkes and Liberty’Wilkes and Liberty’
John WilkesHis challenge to the authority of governmentParliamentary reform and popular politics
Britain’s American Problem Britain’s American Problem 17631763--8383
National debt from Seven Years WarIncreased taxationParliamentary representation
Public OpinionPublic Opinion
The invention of the idea of the “public”Middle class interest groupsPublic debate about reformThe American Revolution revolutionized politics in Britain: it put the idea of changing the political system into popular consciousness
Public Opinion: Reform a Public Opinion: Reform a keywordkeyword
What did reform mean? Constitutional and politicalEconomical governmentInstitutional