... of the Blanketeers and the massacre of Peterloo. At the time the government saw these actions as being very necessary to protect their rule but with the advantage of Hein site it is hard to see whether their fears of a revolution on British soil was justified at all. In the 19th century the British government was very unpopular. They social system in Britain was based very much in favour of the upper classes, As the rich got richer and more powerful the poor got poorer. For years the working classes had wanted social reform simply so they could have a say in how they're country and their lives where run. After the French revolution many of the working classes join started following reform groups. Middle class men who wanted reform in Britain led these. The most famous and powerful of these were called the Radical Reform movement or the ...

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