A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... party , and Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Townshend the other . The Wal- pole party was successful ; but from the ruins of the other , a formida- ble opposition arose , aided by the tories under Wyndham , and the Jacobites under Shippen ...
... party , and Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Townshend the other . The Wal- pole party was successful ; but from the ruins of the other , a formida- ble opposition arose , aided by the tories under Wyndham , and the Jacobites under Shippen ...
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... consideration , at present accessible to the public . At the accession of the house of Hanover , three political parties divided the country . The whigs by whose exertions that event was brought about , were of course the predominant party ...
... consideration , at present accessible to the public . At the accession of the house of Hanover , three political parties divided the country . The whigs by whose exertions that event was brought about , were of course the predominant party ...
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... party , and Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Townshend the other . The Wal- pole party was successful ; bat from the ruins of the other , a formida- ble opposition arose , aided by the tories under Wyndham , and the Jacobites under Shippen ...
... party , and Sir Robert Walpole and Lord Townshend the other . The Wal- pole party was successful ; bat from the ruins of the other , a formida- ble opposition arose , aided by the tories under Wyndham , and the Jacobites under Shippen ...
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... parties dropped their old appellations , and began to be distinguished according as they supported or opposed ministers , as the town or court party , and the country party . The influence of the former party was predominant in ...
... parties dropped their old appellations , and began to be distinguished according as they supported or opposed ministers , as the town or court party , and the country party . The influence of the former party was predominant in ...
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... party into power , he objected to the particulars of the plan being communicated to the prince , " be- cause , " said he , " the fat his wife , would betray our secret , and ruin all , " she at once overlooked the affront when she ...
... party into power , he objected to the particulars of the plan being communicated to the prince , " be- cause , " said he , " the fat his wife , would betray our secret , and ruin all , " she at once overlooked the affront when she ...
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