A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... opposition of these two parties , to the existing govern- ment , greatly embarrassed the ministry , and drove them , in some in- stances , to the adoption of measures opposed in spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under ...
... opposition of these two parties , to the existing govern- ment , greatly embarrassed the ministry , and drove them , in some in- stances , to the adoption of measures opposed in spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under ...
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... opposition of these two parties , to the existing govern- ment , greatly embarrassed the ministry , and drove them , in some in- stances , to the adoption of measures opposed in spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under ...
... opposition of these two parties , to the existing govern- ment , greatly embarrassed the ministry , and drove them , in some in- stances , to the adoption of measures opposed in spirit to their princi- ples , and from which , under ...
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... opposition , and held a court of his own at Norfolk - house ; while the 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 ...
... opposition , and held a court of his own at Norfolk - house ; while the 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 ...
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... opposition to his father's government ; but the princess - dowager , his widow , with great judgment and discretion , threw herself and family without reserve into the hands of the king , who re- ceived her advances with tenderness and ...
... opposition to his father's government ; but the princess - dowager , his widow , with great judgment and discretion , threw herself and family without reserve into the hands of the king , who re- ceived her advances with tenderness and ...
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... opposition leaders . On the re- signation of Sir Robert Walpole , the prince's party came into power , and a show of reconciliation was for some time kept up betwixt the king and the heir - apparent , but it did not last long . The duke ...
... opposition leaders . On the re- signation of Sir Robert Walpole , the prince's party came into power , and a show of reconciliation was for some time kept up betwixt the king and the heir - apparent , but it did not last long . The duke ...
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