The Romantic Age

historical background

The Romantic Age

1812

1804

1789

1773

1760

The War with France

The French Revolution

The Boston Tea Party

George III

The Napoleonic Wars

1776

1793

1805

1770

The American Declaration of Independence

>The Reign of Terror

The Battle of Trafalgar

The Boston massacre

The American Declaration of Independence

1781 the war ended1783 Treaty of Versailles: Britain accepted the Independence of the United States of America, but Canada1784: William Pitt the Younger, PM, imposed Britain's first income tax and reduce import duties

The American Revolution

At the end of the 18th century Britain lost the American colonies and went to war with the French army first and with the Napoleonic armies next.Victory over Napoleon gave Britain enormous power over land and sea. The Industrial Revolution gave it an immense advantage on the markets of the world, but costs were equally great.

The Congress of Vienna

1815: Hunderd Days' Campaign: Napoleon returned to power Battle of Waterloo: he was defeated by the allied armies, and he was exile dat the island of Saint Helena Congress of Vienna: the victorious nations re-established the old order in Europe. Britain gained territories in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, South Africa and in the Indian Ocean.

The Seven Years' War

Seven Years' War (1756-1763), the last major conflict before the French Revolution to involve all the great powers of Europe.It involved oversear colonial struggles between Britain and France. The main reason for the struggle between these two traditional rivals were the control of North America and India.