Kings and Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth Century EnglandVintage Books, 1942 - 298 sivua Life in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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... King became the centre of a predatory opposition which resisted all that the King espoused . It was no wonder that when the father died in 1727 , the Walpole who had enjoyed the old King's favour should have expected the new King's ill ...
... King became the centre of a predatory opposition which resisted all that the King espoused . It was no wonder that when the father died in 1727 , the Walpole who had enjoyed the old King's favour should have expected the new King's ill ...
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... King did ; he had a strong regard for the Crown ; and it was actually with the help of the Whig oligarchy that he was driven from office . Yet the King disliked him , for Pitt was a commanding leader , and George wanted complaisant ...
... King did ; he had a strong regard for the Crown ; and it was actually with the help of the Whig oligarchy that he was driven from office . Yet the King disliked him , for Pitt was a commanding leader , and George wanted complaisant ...
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... King's brother , the Duke of Cumberland , was named in a divorce case , and then showed his contrition by marry- ing a lively and unroyal widow . The King was furious and Cumberland was in disgrace . At this juncture another of the King's ...
... King's brother , the Duke of Cumberland , was named in a divorce case , and then showed his contrition by marry- ing a lively and unroyal widow . The King was furious and Cumberland was in disgrace . At this juncture another of the King's ...
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