Nottinghamshire and the Great Peace: reflections on the end of the Napoleonic Wars, 1814-1815

Gaunt, Richard A. (2016) Nottinghamshire and the Great Peace: reflections on the end of the Napoleonic Wars, 1814-1815. Midland History, 41 (1). ISSN 1756-381X (In Press)

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Abstract

This article explores Nottingham’s ambivalent attitude to the battle of Waterloo, which concluded hostilities between England and France in June 1815. It poses a contrast between Nottingham’s muted reaction to Waterloo and the town’s exuberant commemoration of the general peace between England and France the year before. The article considers different reasons for this, including Nottingham’s response to earlier set-piece battles on the continent and its reaction to domestic political events. The article explores Nottingham’s commitment to radical politics before 1815, as symbolised in its continued petitioning of parliament, and its patriotic commitment to the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. The article argues that it was the disappointment of the town’s hopes for economic relief, following the end of hostilities in 1814, combined with fears of a further prolonged period of conflict and delays to parliamentary reform, which helps to explain the town’s attitude during Napoleon’s ‘Hundred Days’ (March-June 1815) and after Waterloo.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/782129
Keywords: Waterloo, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Luddism, Economy, Napoleon Bonaparte, Peninsular Wars, Peace, Nottingham Journal, Nottingham Review
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of Humanities > Department of History
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/0047729X.2016.1159856
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Depositing User: Gaunt, Richard
Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2016 09:50
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:43
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/31556

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