12 Forces of Nature (1780 - 1832)

A History of Britain [Simon Schama]

Britain never had the kind of revolution experienced by France in 1789, but it did come close. In the mid-1770s the country was intoxicated by a great surge of political energy. Re-discovering Englands wildernesses, the intellectuals of the romantic generation also discovered the plight of the common man, turning nature into a revolutionary force.