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To what extent was the weakness of the radicals the cause of Pitt surviving the revolutionary threat to his government?
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To what extent was the weakness of the radicals the cause of Pitt surviving the revolutionary threat to his government? Certainly the weakness of the radicals was one of the main reasons behind Pitt surviving the revolutionary threat to his government but this is not to say that was the only reason. Along with the radical groups being rather weak, there was a large opposition to them. There were large numbers of riots organised against the radicals by conservatives. The general feeling in Britain was that of anti-radicalism, this feeling deepened as the revolution went on in France and was heavily escalated during the terror. Pitt wielded the majority conservative population to his advantage and passed bills which helped to prevent radicals meeting and holding large demonstrations. Radical groups had begun to emerge in 1791, they were rather weak then but by 1793 they were becoming a cause for concern. They...
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