A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 5George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... whigs , and in some important points to each other , were the tories and Jacobites . Betwixt their notions of indefeasible right in the succession to the crown , and their dread of papacy , the tories hung back , in a state of ludicrous ...
... whigs , and in some important points to each other , were the tories and Jacobites . Betwixt their notions of indefeasible right in the succession to the crown , and their dread of papacy , the tories hung back , in a state of ludicrous ...
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... , 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 .
... , 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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... whigs , and in some important points to each other , were the tories and Jacobites . Betwixt their notions of indefeasible right in the succession to the crown , and their dread of papacy , the tories hung back , in a state of ludicrous ...
... whigs , and in some important points to each other , were the tories and Jacobites . Betwixt their notions of indefeasible right in the succession to the crown , and their dread of papacy , the tories hung back , in a state of ludicrous ...
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... whig , and of course every thing that was bad in the dean's estimation . Spencer , Duke of Marlborough . BORN A. D. 1706. - died A. D. 1758 . THIS nobleman succeeded his elder brother , the earl of Sunderland , m 1729 ; and , in 1733 ...
... whig , and of course every thing that was bad in the dean's estimation . Spencer , Duke of Marlborough . BORN A. D. 1706. - died A. D. 1758 . THIS nobleman succeeded his elder brother , the earl of Sunderland , m 1729 ; and , in 1733 ...
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... whigs in the house of lords ; while Pulteney headed the same party in the house of commons . His genius and eloquence made him very formidable to Sir Robert Walpole . There was scarcely a motion or question on which he did not speak ...
... whigs in the house of lords ; while Pulteney headed the same party in the house of commons . His genius and eloquence made him very formidable to Sir Robert Walpole . There was scarcely a motion or question on which he did not speak ...
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