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United Scotsmen
The Society of the United Scotsmen was an organisation formed in Scotland in the late 18th century and sought widespread political reform throughout Great Britain. It grew out of previous radical movements such as the ''Friends of the People Society'', and was inspired by the events of the French Revolution, French and American Revolution, American revolutions. Their aims were largely the same as those of the ''Society of the United Irishmen''. Societies of United Scotsmen had existed from the early 1790s, but it was only upon a delegation of United Irishmen arriving in Scotland to muster support for their cause that the United Scotsmen became more organised and more overtly revolutionary. The United Scotsmen were particularly adept at gaining support from the working classes of Scotland who stood to gain by becoming politically enfranchised, as the Society sought. The aim of the Society was universal suffrage and annually elected parliaments, with a strong streak of republicani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Muir Of Huntershill
Thomas Muir (24 August 1765 – 26 January 1799), also known as Thomas Muir the Younger of Huntershill, was a Scottish political reformer and lawyer. Muir graduated from Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1787, aged 22. Muir was a leader of the Society of the Friends of the People. He was the most important of the group of two Scotsmen and three Englishmen on the Political Martyrs' Monument, Edinburgh (the others being Thomas Fyshe Palmer, William Skirving, Maurice Margarot and Joseph Gerrald). In 1793 they were sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay Australia for sedition. Two years later in 1796, Muir dramatically escaped from Botany Bay on the American ship the ''Otter'' for America. After a voyage across the uncharted Pacific Ocean the ''Otter'' reached Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island June 1796. The diaries of the first mate Pierre François Péron describe Muir's escape and voyage across the Pacific as far as Monterey, California. Fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French First Republic
In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire on 18 May 1804 under Napoléon Bonaparte, although the form of the government changed several times. This period was characterized by the fall of the monarchy, the establishment of the National Convention and the Reign of Terror, the Thermidorian Reaction and the founding of the Directory, and, finally, the creation Creation may refer to: Religion *''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing * Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it * Creationism, the belief tha ... of the French Consulate, Consulate and Napoleon's rise to power. End of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wilson (radical)
Thomas Wilson, Tom Wilson or Tommy Wilson may refer to: Actors * Thomas F. Wilson (born 1959), American actor most famous for his role of Biff Tannen in the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy *Tom Wilson (actor) (1880–1965), American actor *Dan Green (voice actor) (born 1970), American actor sometimes credited as "Tom Wilson" in films Businessmen *Thomas Wilson (shipping magnate) (1792–1869), British shipping magnate *Thomas Wilson, London merchant for whom Wilsons Promontory is named *Thomas Wilson (industrialist) (fl. 1850s to early 20th century), American business magnate *Thomas E. Wilson (1868–1958), Canadian American businessman, founder of Wilson Sporting Goods and the Wilson and Company meatpacking company *Thomas J. Wilson (born 1958), American businessman Clergy *Thomas Wilson (dean of Worcester) (died 1586), English Anglican priest *Thomas Wilson (lexicographer) (1563–1622), English Anglican priest, compiler of an early biblical reference work *Thomas Wilson (archd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Maxwell (radical)
William Maxwell may refer to: Arts *William Maxwell (engraver) (c. 1766–1809), printer of the ''Sentinel of the Northwest Territory'' newspaper in Cincinnati, Ohio *W. B. Maxwell (William Babington Maxwell, 1866–1938), British novelist *William Hamilton Maxwell (1792–1850), Scots-Irish novelist *William James Maxwell (1843–1903), Scottish-born sculptor in Australia * William Keepers Maxwell Jr. (1908–2000), American editor and writer Education * William Maxwell (educator) (1784–1857), seventh President of Hampden–Sydney College *William Henry Maxwell (1852–1920), superintendent of public schools in New York City Medicine * William Maxwell (physician) (1581–1641), Scottish physician * William Maxwell (physician) (1769–1826), Scottish physician Military *William Maxwell (Continental Army general) (1733–1796), Irish-born American soldier from New Jersey in the American Revolutionary War * William C. Maxwell (1892–1920), American pilot in the United States Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Paterson (radical)
James Paterson may refer to: Sportsmen *James Paterson (cricketer) (1889-1966), New Zealand cricketer * James Paterson (footballer) (1907–?), Scottish international footballer * James Paterson (rugby league) (1898-1969), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s * James Paterson (rugby union) (born 1987), New Zealand–American rugby player * James Paterson (skier), Australian Paralympic skier *Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1973), Scottish footballer *Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1991), English footballer *Jim Paterson (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer who is a player-coach for Dunfermline Athletic * Jim Paterson (rugby league) (born 1934), Australian rugby league footballer * Jimmy Paterson (Australian footballer) (1870–1927), Australian rules footballer * Jimmy Paterson (1891–1959), physician and amateur footballer who played for Queen's Park and Arsenal in the 1920s Other *James Hamilton-Paterson, British poet, won Newdigate Prize in 1964 *James Pate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Black (radical)
David or Dave Black may refer to: * David Black (minister) (1565–1603) Scottish minister * Dave Black (baseball) (1892–1936), American baseball player *Dave Black (drummer) (1928–2006), American jazz drummer * Dave Black (composer) (born 1959), American author and composer * Dave Black (runner) (born 1952), English long-distance runner *David Black (Canadian football) (born 1962), Canadian football offensive lineman * David Black (centre forward) British, footballer with Port Vale * David Black (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1940), Scottish international football (soccer) player *David Black (historian) (born 1936), Western Australian historian *David Black (sculptor) (born 1928), American sculptor *David Alan Black (born 1952), professor of New Testament * David Holmes Black (born 1946), Canadian newspaper publisher * David Macleod Black (born 1941), South African-born Scottish poet * David Black (photographer) (born 1980), American photographer and director *Stage name of J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jaffrey
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penal Transportation
Penal transportation or transportation was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination. While the prisoners may have been released once the sentences were served, they generally did not have the resources to return home. Origin and implementation Banishment or forced exile from a polity or society has been used as a punishment since at least the 5th century BC in Ancient Greece. The practice of penal transportation reached its height in the British Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries. Transportation removed the offender from society, mostly permanently, but was seen as more merciful than capital punishment. This method was used for criminals, debtors, military prisoners, and political prisoners. Penal transportation was also used as a method of colonization. For example, from the earliest days of English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mealmaker
George Mealmaker (10 February 1768 – 30 March 1808) was a Scottish radical organiser and writer, born in Dundee, Scotland. Like his father before him he was a weaver by trade. Liberty In the 1780s Mealmaker, along with Thomas Fyshe Palmer formed the ''Dundee Friends of Liberty'' group. In 1793 Mealmaker wrote ''Dundee Address to the Friends of Liberty'' in which he criticised the tyranny and despotism of the British government, for which Palmer was arrested as being the writer. Despite Mealmaker admitting that it was he, and not Palmer who had written the pamphlet the court found Palmer guilty on the grounds that he had prepared the text for publication and circulated it, and sentenced him to 14 years penal transportation. Other persons arrested in relations to the political activities of the Edinburgh Society of the Friends of the People and associated groups like The Dundee Friends of Liberty were Thomas Muir, William Skirving, Maurice Margarot and Joseph Gerrald. These f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Muir (radical)
Thomas Muir (24 August 1765 – 26 January 1799), also known as Thomas Muir the Younger of Huntershill, was a Scottish political reformer and lawyer. Muir graduated from Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1787, aged 22. Muir was a leader of the Society of the Friends of the People. He was the most important of the group of two Scotsmen and three Englishmen on the Political Martyrs' Monument, Edinburgh (the others being Thomas Fyshe Palmer, William Skirving, Maurice Margarot and Joseph Gerrald). In 1793 they were sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay Australia for sedition. Two years later in 1796, Muir dramatically escaped from Botany Bay on the American ship the ''Otter'' for America. After a voyage across the uncharted Pacific Ocean the ''Otter'' reached Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island June 1796. The diaries of the first mate Pierre François Péron describe Muir's escape and voyage across the Pacific as far as Monterey, California. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Majesty's Government
ga, Rialtas a Shoilse gd, Riaghaltas a Mhòrachd , image = HM Government logo.svg , image_size = 220px , image2 = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg , image_size2 = 180px , caption = Royal Arms , date_established = , state = United Kingdom , address = 10 Downing Street, London , leader_title = Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak) , appointed = Monarch of the United Kingdom (Charles III) , budget = 882 billion , main_organ = Cabinet of the United Kingdom , ministries = 23 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments , responsible = Parliament of the United Kingdom , url = The Government of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as British Government or UK Government), officially His Majesty's Government (abbreviated to HM Government), is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of The United Englishmen
A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent of members. In the social sciences, a larger society often exhibits stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups. Societies construct patterns of behavior by deeming certain actions or concepts as acceptable or unacceptable. These patterns of behavior within a given society are known as societal norms. Societies, and their norms, undergo gradual and perpetual changes. Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would otherwise be difficult on an individual bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
