What were the effect of French Revolution on England?
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Lasting influence
A large number of political emigrants from France had made their home in Britain in the years after the revolution, markedly changing the character of some of the areas in which they settled.
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The revolution continued to have a strong influence on British society well into the nineteenth century, fuelling public debate about political reform and the role of government. A large number of political emigrants from France had made their home in Britain in the years after the revolution, markedly changing the character of some of the areas in which they settled.
Art and furniture, which had been taken out of France by the fleeing nobility and bourgeoisie, also found its way into Britain over the following decades. The revolution became a subject that fascinated historians and collectors well into the nineteenth century, some of whom, notably Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, brought together collections which document the period.