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The History of Parliament's House of Lords 1660-1832 section, researching the #Lords in the #C18th; currently working on 1715-90 #Georgian #Parliament #HistParl
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1783 the House of Lords debated the bribery bill. The earl of Sandwich spoke against lambasting it as:
"a bill of absurdities & such as was fraught with much mischief to the constitutional freedom of election"

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2020-06-25

"The liberty of the press is the birth-right of a Briton, and is justly esteemed the firmest bulwark of the liberties of this country". Opening line of John Wilkes's The North Briton No.1 published 1762

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2020-06-05

In the pre-reform House of Commons was well-represented: 14 boroughs returned MPs though on limited franchises. Thomas Pitt found at
"The corporation consists of 16 persons, 2 of them were sick, 1 of them was run away for debt"

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2020-06-04

"his choice of words was perfect, his voice beautiful, & his way of putting aside the question when he chose, & fascinating the minds of men, astounding."
Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire, on Pitt the Younger born 1759

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2020-05-28

Married 1747 John Wilkes & Mary Mead. Mary's property enabled Wilkes to refashion himself as squire of & gave him an entrée into
The marriage didn't last.

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2020-05-23

George III's daughters would have understood According to John Brooke "Their life was like that of novices in a well-regulated
According to Princess Elizabeth (born 1770):
"Working, reading, writing, walking, &c fills up our day"

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2020-05-22

Born 1770 Princess Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of George III. The family celebrated her 24th in 1794 with music & a late supper before bed at midnight.
She later married the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

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2020-05-22

Born 1645 George 'Judge' Jeffreys, notorious for his role in the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion. James II made him his lord chancellor. He tried to flee in disguise at the 'Glorious Revolution' but was caught in

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2020-05-15

James II & Mary were displaced by James's daughter, Mary II, & son-in-law William III (of Orange). Following James's death in exile both Mary & her son James Edward were attainted by https://t.co/k78eQxxXTa

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2020-05-09

1791 the long-awaited clash between Burke & Fox took place in in the debate over the Bill. Fox broke down in tears over their falling out:
"frequent effusions of tears, choked & embarrassed his utterance for a great part of his speech"

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2020-05-06