Helen Maria Williams [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… of social practices and historical events from the Revolution to the Restoration. People > Art and Literature People > Travel Mots-clés Correspondence France French Revolution Politics Women Helen Maria Williams (1761-1827) showed a … , 1827, 85). The Treaty of Amiens signed on 25 March 1802 marked the return of foreign and particularly British travellers to France. Williams, who soon shed any illusions she might have had with regard to Napoleon Bonaparte’s policy … that Britain had paved the way for progressive politics: ‘France and England, where all the good minds are allied, will travel together that glorious path where England has gained so much renown (Williams, Souvenirs, 1827, 200-201). Her …
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