Foreign Policy

There were three foreign secretaries between the years of 1815 to 1830 with Viscount Castlereagh (1812-1822), George Canning (1822-1830) and Lord Aberdeen (1827-1830) but the foriegn policy was mainly influence by the Duke of Wellington who was also the Prime Minister at the time as well.

Image Of Duke Of Wellington

Factors influencing Policy

Britain had an extensive network of trading arrangements between the different countries in Europe and America. Also, Brtiain had a number of colonies overseas and also at this time Britain was experiencing the 'industrial revolution'.
Britain is an island meant it could captialise on its commercial markets which was dependent on the foreign trade for raw materials.
From 1793 to 1815, Britain was constantly at war with the French and they played a role in defeating Napoleon at Waterloo. Britain also achieve co-operation between the European countries and by 1815 it was seen as a great power.