-1792-1870
-became baronet in 1844 but ignores it, gives him sobriquet of "Red Knight" though
-married to Harriet Westbrook in 1811 but marriage collapsed in 1814
-instead he takes Mary Godwin, writer of Literature > Ruthven; or the Modern Prometheus as mistress
-and Harriet takes a lover herself
-though she does have a son from Percy
-in 1819 writes The Masque of Anarchy, and it ends up published same year by Leigh Hunt
-a direct condemnation of British government as demonic and call for campaign of civil disobedience
-this becomes accused of being seditious libel due to its extreme radicalism
-Leigh Hunt arrested, Shelley tried in absentia, packed juries find them guilty
-Hunt to jail, Shelley however continues to stay in Italy and his name becomes fairly popular
-with British Wars > Popular Revolution (1827-9) Shelley and Godwin return to British Isles
-hoping for a good constitution ending brutalities of the old order
-they both conclude it's nowhere near enough but are impressed to an extent by Radical Party
-he quickly also becomes involved in ultra-radical circles which flow into Ideology > Associationism
-briefly arrested by Heads of British Isles > 1840-1844 Lord John Russell (Moderate) administration
-refused to pay taxes because despises Russia's Wars > Turkish War of Succession (1841-4)
-opposed harshly by many radicals, sees opposition within the halls of Parliament
-and he is released
-writes an influential essay on civil disobedience afterwards
-in contrast, writes poems in praise of British Wars > New Granadine War of Independence (1848-52)
-views it as a war of liberation
-last writing is poem in praise of martyred American Presidents > 1869-1870 George Bancroft (Justice) †
-and emancipation proclamation
-he views Liberty and Union War (1868-76) as one of the most just wars ever fought