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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jonathan Jones

Tory terror: James Gillray's Promis'd Horrors of the French Invasion

French Invasion
The grotesque imagination of the satirical artist James Gillray imagines a revolution on the streets of London in this print published in 1796. The French Revolution started in 1789 and at first British politicians argued over it. Here, Gillray fantasises what might happen if the French invaded. British liberals have risen in Francophile revolt. Leading progressives like Charles James Fox reveal themselves as traitors. It is the ultimate Tory nightmare of blood on the streets. Illustration: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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