The British nation a history / by George MWrong . died in 1820. In spite of arbitrary conducthis personal character always commanded respect, but noone could feel this for his profligate andheartless successor, George IV, who had beenPrince Eegent since 1810, owing to the kingsinsanity. George IV wasalways unpopular, and wasdespised even by so ardenta supporter of the throneas the Duke of he became king, theGovernments fears of vio-lence seemed to be justifiedby the Cato Street conspir-acy — a plot to kill Sid-mouth and Castlereagh andother ministers, and over-turn the Governme
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . died in 1820. In spite of arbitrary conducthis personal character always commanded respect, but noone could feel this for his profligate andheartless successor, George IV, who had beenPrince Eegent since 1810, owing to the kingsinsanity. George IV wasalways unpopular, and wasdespised even by so ardenta supporter of the throneas the Duke of he became king, theGovernments fears of vio-lence seemed to be justifiedby the Cato Street conspir-acy — a plot to kill Sid-mouth and Castlereagh andother ministers, and over-turn the Government. Butthe age for such plots hadreally long since passed absurd scheme was discovered, and Thistlewood, itsleader, and four others, suffered death. Before the yearended, the chief dangers, which the close of the war re-vealed, were already past. Many of those out of employ-ment had emigrated, and some of the unemployed navalofiicers, like Lord Cochrane, had entered the service offoreign states. Industry settled down to normal condi-. Geokge IV. 516 THE BRITISH NATION tions, and the forces of reform organized themselves toefEect the great changes now imminent. The Tory tenure of oflfice was not disturbed by thesuccession of George IV. Unseemly proceedings of the king against his queen, Caroline of Bruns-Tor ^g^°°^ wick, agitated the first year of the new reign. She was accused of immoral conduct, butshe was popular with the nation as against her depravedhusband; nothing was proved against her, and ultimatelythe case was allowed to drop. Lord Sidmouth retired in18:32, and in the same year, with a mind unhinged byoverwork, Castlereagh, Avho had become Lord London-derry, committed suicide. Two of the friends of reactionthus disappeared from the political field. The Catholicswere clamouring for political relief, the unenfranchisedmasses for a reform bill that should give them a voice inthe nations councils, and both demands grew steadilyin favour. The Tory Lord Liverpo
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