Timeline Monday 3 March 1817

Monday 3 March 1817

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Events on Monday 3 March 1817 1

1817 Habeas Corpus Suspension Act passed in Britain Response to fears of popular insurrection The British Parliament suspended habeas corpus amid government alarm over radical agitation, including the Spa Fields riots and the Blanketeers' march. The act allowed suspected radicals to be detained without trial.