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In this lesson, students examine a letter sent to the authorities in Manchester on behalf of Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary on 4 August 1819. Sidmouth gave advice on the steps to be taken before the meeting happened in St Peter’s Fields. Students can explore what is revealed about the government’s attitude to the meeting.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Home Secretary He returned to government again as Lord President in March, 1812, and, in June of the same year, became Home Secretary. As Home Secretary, Sidmouth countered revolutionary opposition, being responsible for the temporary suspension of habeas corpus in 1817 and the passage of the Six Acts in 1819.
19 de nov. de 2019 · Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary at the time of the Peterloo Massacre, relied on a network of spies to stay informed of the activities of reformers. This letter was sent to the Home Office by two actors who sought to supplement their incomes by turning agents for the government. Performed by Simon Blake.
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. 1801 - 1804. “Pitt is to Addington, As London is to Paddington” quipped the mean Canning, but that was unfair. Addington (1757-1844) was a better financier than Pitt, getting the wartime budget close to balance in 1803-04 through applying withholding to the new income tax.
4 de may. de 2021 · It was only in 1812, following the accession of Lord Liverpool to the Premiership, that Sidmouth finally returned to the front rank of politics, being given the post of Home Secretary. His tenure proved controversial, as he oversaw the government’s attempts to repress popular discontent and resist growing demands for political reform.
The longest-serving Home Secretary is Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, who held the post continuously for 9 years, 221 days. The shortest-serving Home Secretary is Grant Shapps, who served in the position for the final six days of the premiership of Liz Truss. In 2007, Jacqui Smith became the first female home secretary.
Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary, suspends Habeas Corpus in the lead up to the Peterloo Massacre. With rising discontent following the economic dislocation ...
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