The Lake District is a part of England that is deeply connected to the Romantic Era. There was a group of poets that lived there and wrote extensively of its many beauties and its scenery. Of the authors that resided there, the most famous were William Wordsworth, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (thelakedistrict.org, Samuel Taylor Coleridge). Though these three popularized the area and brought it into the public eye, they were not the first to go there: "Before the hordes of visitors arrived, drawn to the poetic picture created by William Wordsworth and others, these rugged lands were primarily used for farming, mining, and defence" (thelakedistrict.org, history). This history is rich, and it dates back as far as before the Roman era. There were many different people who visited and lived in this area from that time all the through until the 18^th century when Wordsworth was born there.

            “Born in Cockermouth, Wordsworth spent some years away...

What is the context of the women’s march on Versailles?

In May of 1789, the Estates-General (oxford dictionary defines this as the legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons) was considering reforms, and then in July the Bastille was stormed. Then, in August, “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,” caused feudalism and some privileges of the nobility and royalty to be abolished.

It was clear at this point that disruption of regular order was happening in France. There was hope for change in government, but also fear, as radical action increased. Many nobles who were not French actually left France because they feared for their lives or money.

At this point, there had been poor harvests for years, and grain was very scarce. The price of bread increased rapidly, to the point that poorer citizens could not buy it. The market for sellers...

The Peterloo Massacre occurred in Manchester, England. More specifically St. Peter’s Field in Manchester. On August 16, 1819 a group of 60,000 peaceful protestors gathered together in St. Peter’s Square in Mancherster. The protesters were trying to gain representation during a time when only wealthy landowners could vote. Fewer than two percent of the population were able to vote and hunger was taking over because of the horrible corn laws that made bread extremely expensive and unaffordable for the lower class of people. 

The group gathered together peacefully to listen to Henry Hunt give a speech and present their feelings on political representation. Because of this gathering the local magistrates became nervous and decided to put a stop to this protest whether it was peaceful or not. They tried ordering the crowd to disperse without much luck mostly because a lot of the main crowd couldn’t hear them...