{"product_id":"french-invasions-of-britain-and-ireland-1797-1798-the-revolutionaries-and-spies-who-sought-to-topple-the-government-of-king-george-9781399068086","title":"French Invasions of Britain and Ireland, 1797 1798: The Revolutionaries and Spies who Sought to Topple the Government of King George","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe book explores the events leading up to the French invasion of Ireland in 1798 and how it was foiled by William Pitt's web of secret agents. It reveals the largely forgotten story of the last invasion of Britain in 1797 and the final act of 1798, using documents from the French Army Archives, French Foreign Ministry, and The National Archives in London. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 08 August 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot since 1066, at least in popular myth, has an enemy force set foot on British soil. The Declaration of War with Revolutionary France in 1793 changed all that. In Ireland, the desire for home rule led Irish republicans to seek support from France and like-minded radicals in England. The scene was set for the most dangerous period in British history since William the Conqueror. Irish dreams of independence and of Revolutionary France's goal of securing her borders against the monarchies of Europe coalesced. What better way of keeping Britain out of a war if her troops were tied down in Ireland? If the French could support an Irish Revolution, this would ensure the British Crown would be more focused on internal security than fighting overseas. The French, with a network of secret agents in Ireland and England, made their preparations for invasion. The invasion plan had been prepared by the English-born American political activist, philosopher, theorist, and revolutionary Thomas Paine, whose writings had helped inspire the Americans to fight for independence from Britain. Paine sought to seize on discontent in England against the government of William Pitt and the increasing radicalism fostered by Wolfe Tone in Ireland for home rule, to topple the government, and bring about an Irish and English Republic. A network of spies spread out across England, Scotland, and Ireland gathering information for the French and arming radical groups. Everything was set for an invasion. Mad King George's throne was set to be toppled, Charles James Fox installed as leader of the embryonic English Republic, while Ireland, under Wolfe Tone, would have home rule - so too Scotland. But it took six years for the French to finally mount their attacks upon Britain. And when the invasions were even eve.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 500g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 165 x 243 x 27 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781399068086\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul L Dawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44520448786682,"sku":"9781399068086","price":20.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1692959450405_book.jpg?v=1693032247","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/french-invasions-of-britain-and-ireland-1797-1798-the-revolutionaries-and-spies-who-sought-to-topple-the-government-of-king-george-9781399068086","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}