How did the French Revolution effect England?

Question

I need to be able to write 3 paragraphs for school and I can't seem to find anything...

Answer 1

England was affected by the French Revolution like many of the other European countries at the time (Austria, Prussia, Ottomans...) due to the manifestation of a few things. You should write about

* Nationalism - The deification of one's state. The French Revolution was one of the first examples of people throwing a revolution in the "name of their country." Often before it people held more local allegiances-- for example, you as someone from the United States would not call yourself an American, but instead a New Yorker, or a Utahian. Or people associated with people of their own class--if you were a prince, you were better off to marry a princess halfway across the globe than a lesser noble in your own country. It just didn't matter until Nationalism came along.

England did not suffer as much as the other European powers because they had already instated a parliamentary government as opposed to the autocratic rule of the Prussians. By giving at least some of their citizens legislative power it kept England from having to deal with a lot of rebellions. However, England did not get away completely unscathed--there were a lot of later socialists that would live in England and call upon the French Revolution as an example of socialist/nationalist success.

Also, furthermore, Napoleon would scare the dickins out of the British for years until he was defeated. Napoleon was first a captain in the French Revolutionary Army, but his success made him, well, Napoleon! He would become Emperor of France later on, and beat the British and the Prussians and the Austrians on the battlefield over and over again.

Answer 2

At first, the revolution was reasonable. The Estates General, and then the National Assembly. But then things went crazy, the King was imprisoned, and all the moderates fled for their lives. They killed the king, and then they killed the queen. Something the English had never done. The English were practical people, but this was crazy. Everyone, including George Washington in America felt it was some sort of virulent french disease. Any one who mentioned political reform or democracy became a political pariah. During the reign of terror, the British philosopher Edmond Burke wrote about "just prejudice" to try and differentiate what happened in France, and what was happening in England and America. During the reign of terror, the french thought everyone was their enemy ( and many were). They sent agents to Ireland to foment revolution. The British had to put down several rebellions in Ireland in the 1790's that were started by the french. There were areas in Scotland that were also ripe for rebellion. In the 1790's, england was ready for political reform. It was not until 1838 that it did occur. In Europe, most of the elite believed that reform begets revolution, so they clamped down doubly hard. Fear of Napoleon and the french revolution were the foundation blocks of the first world war.

Answer 3

well the first thing you should mention is the increase of Eucledean philosophy that was created in England because of the revolution. also France grew most of the excrement that England used during the growth of their industrial revolution, so the supply of it was cut because of the revolution. Finally the masses of people in England supported the French and there were many riots in London against the new Calvinistic laws that were started because of the revolution in France.

Answer 4

this is like asking how did Hitler affect England........same answer.....the French Revolution led to a (nearly 30 year) long war between the two countries that was fought all over the world......as to details, first answer posted is pretty interesting..