1. Radical Press in the Nineteenth Century
In the 18th Century, the British Industrial Revolution marked a profound shift within the population. ... This essay will first enumerate the origins of the radical press, then discuss its importance during the first half of the 19th Century, and finally describe its sharp fall. ... In fact, the birth of the radical press took its origin back in the 17th Century, with the Levellers and the Diggers, both campaigning for equality before the law and the extension of suffrage, but also against the enclosures by landowners. ... Newspapers such as the Cap of Liberty and the Times accused the govern...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate