Petersfield in Hampshire (and French prisoners of war in the 1790s) [ Law & Order ]
… Wars (1793-1815). With a large population of over 170 prisoners, Petersfield became a small hub of international sociability that transcended wartime enmities. Places > Law & Order Keywords Community Conviviality French Revolution … As local magistrates it is possible that the Bonhams would be able to calm local anxieties and instead set an example of sociability towards those who may have been perceived as the enemy. 4 3 . Victor Bonham-Carter, In a Liberal Tradition: … of service to Henry when he returned to France, hinting at how, even in wartime, individuals could establish networks of sociability and goodwill between themselves that could potentially cross borders and transcend national enmities. On the …
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