Deze Scriptie beschrijft de buitenlandse politieke situatie van Groot-Brittannië en Frankrijk tijdens de Oostenrijkse Successieoorlog en focust daarbij op de vraag of hun positie in Europa of hun...Show moreDeze Scriptie beschrijft de buitenlandse politieke situatie van Groot-Brittannië en Frankrijk tijdens de Oostenrijkse Successieoorlog en focust daarbij op de vraag of hun positie in Europa of hun wereldpositie meer belang toekenden en op welke strategieën zij konden terugvallenShow less
Nineteenth-century British politics cultivated the idea that it was Britain’s responsibility to enforce its virtues upon the rest of the world. Domestic and foreign issues became linked by...Show moreNineteenth-century British politics cultivated the idea that it was Britain’s responsibility to enforce its virtues upon the rest of the world. Domestic and foreign issues became linked by fundamental themes as new forces of liberalism, political reform and religious pluralism challenged the old English regime. The Belgian Revolt, and its diplomatic and political aftermath, had a tremendous impact on the ideological struggle in Parliament. The opinion and interest for the Belgian case and the appropriate British response to it led to many intense parliamentary debates in the years 1830-1834. Furthermore, the Belgian question influenced discussions on other significant issues in British politics, such as parliamentary reform, repeal of the union with Ireland, collaboration with the Concert of Europe, France and the Holy Alliance. As foreign policy and domestic affairs became integrated through fundamental themes, an ideological struggle erupted and political parties presented themselves as more patriotic than their rivals. Consequently, the Belgian question became the battleground on which English intellectual, cultural and moral ideas were projected.Show less
