Birmingham Riots and Chaos caused by the French Revolution
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The Priestly Riots, also known as the Birmingham Riots, were part of the Church and King riots, that were part of the disgust reaction against French inspired radicals in Britain.
The four wars: The Russo Swedish War, the Theatre War, the Russo Turkish War and the Austro Turkish War, were all consequences of France dropping out of the concert of Europe, due it its weakness.
Towards the end of 1792, the British were striving to avoid war, but the French seemed determined to suck them in, or at least those who triggered war with Britain, couldn't bring themselves to make the necessary compromises.
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