First Report From the Committee of Secrecy: To Whom the Several Papers Referred to in His Majesty's Message of the 12th of May, 1794 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Great Britain; Parliament; House Of Commons; Committee Of Secrecy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483408042 ISBN 13: 9780483408043

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Historic excerpt from the era of parliamentary reform battles

This nonfiction selection captures delegates, committees, and petitions connected to the Friends of the People movement in Britain during 1793–1794, including Edinburgh conventions and calls for reform.

This edition presents a sequence of proceedings, resolutions, and letters that illuminate how reform supporters organized, debated, and advanced their aims. It offers a close look at the language, actions, and networks that shaped political organizing in a volatile period.

• Glimpses of how reform societies coordinated across towns and cities
• Important motions, resolutions, and surrounding debate from conventions
• Names, roles, and actions of key figures and committees
• Context for early modern petitions and calls for better representation

Ideal for readers of political history and 18th‑century Britain seeking a first‑hand sense of reform activism and its institutional dynamics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483408042
• ISBN 13: 9780483408043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 282