A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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George Godfrey Cunningham. The personal antipathy of the king to Pitt broke up the Devonshire administration , and an interministerium of two months followed . After a variety of fruitless attempts to form a ministry to his liking , the ...
George Godfrey Cunningham. The personal antipathy of the king to Pitt broke up the Devonshire administration , and an interministerium of two months followed . After a variety of fruitless attempts to form a ministry to his liking , the ...
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... king's demise , while Sir Spencer Compton , whom the king seemed at first inclined to intrust with the formation of a new cabinet , had spoken of a jointure of only £ 60,000 . The king and queen both loved money ; and there is a ...
... king's demise , while Sir Spencer Compton , whom the king seemed at first inclined to intrust with the formation of a new cabinet , had spoken of a jointure of only £ 60,000 . The king and queen both loved money ; and there is a ...
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... king issued an order forbidding all those , who visited the court of the prince and princess , from pre- senting themselves at any of the royal palaces . The death of Queen Caroline , on the 20th of November , 1737 , was a severe blow ...
... king issued an order forbidding all those , who visited the court of the prince and princess , from pre- senting themselves at any of the royal palaces . The death of Queen Caroline , on the 20th of November , 1737 , was a severe blow ...
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... king himself for military enterprise . The miscarriage of Admirals Vernon and Norris , in their different naval operations against Spain , drove Sir Robert from the political helm ; but , with the full consent of the king , an army of ...
... king himself for military enterprise . The miscarriage of Admirals Vernon and Norris , in their different naval operations against Spain , drove Sir Robert from the political helm ; but , with the full consent of the king , an army of ...
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... king detested , being raised to office . Pitt found it rather a difficult task to maintain his footing in the cabinet . Glover says that Mrs Waller told him , that she stood near the king when he first received Pitt as his councillor ...
... king detested , being raised to office . Pitt found it rather a difficult task to maintain his footing in the cabinet . Glover says that Mrs Waller told him , that she stood near the king when he first received Pitt as his councillor ...
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