Table of Contents
1 The Monument 1
2 In Search of the Revolutionary Story 13
3 A Discontented Land 27
4 The King's Birthday Riots and Other Disturbances 37
5 The Friends of the People and the Trees of Liberty 47
6 The First National Convention and Repression Unleashed 57
7 Muir and Palmer Stand Trial 75
8 The British Convention Meets and the Other Martyrs Stand Trial 89
9 A Change in Tactics and the Pike Plot 109
10 George Mealmaker and the Society of the United Scotsmen 121
11 The Militia Act Riots 149
12 The Massacre of Tranent 175
13 Foreign Armies and the Dutch Invasion 197
14 A Legacy Remains and the Fate of the Other Martyrs 215
15 Radicalism Reignited 241
16 Events in England 259
17 The 1820 Rising 275
18 Aftermath and Epilogue 291
Appendices 305
Bibliography 325
Acknowledgements 329
Notes 331
Index 339