… and became part of the ‘sights of London’ that visitors wanted to see. The most famous institutions were in London: the Westminster Forum, Coachmakers’ Hall, and especially the Robin Hood Society. Imitators of the Robin Hood sprung up in … The acquittal of Thomas Hardy and the LCS leaders in November encouraged political discussion in societies such as the Westminster Forum, but their activities were severely curtailed by the Sedition and Treason Acts in December 1795 which …
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John Thelwall
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… Printed for the Author, 1793), vol. 1, p. 83. Thelwall’s political career began when he was a poll clerk for the Westminster election of 1790, in which role he impressed John Horne Tooke, who he subsequently referred to as his …
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