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Born #OnThisDay 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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Born #OnThisDay 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 #Wapping
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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 #Parliament https://t.co/k78eQxxXTa

#OnThisDay 1791 the long-awaited clash between Burke & Fox took place in #Parliament in the debate over the #Quebec 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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"A minister of state passed four & twenty hours at a public gaming table so absorbed in play that during the whole time he had no subsistence but a bit of beef between two slices of toasted bread which he ate without ever quitting the game" P-J Grosley 1772
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The cause of death was recorded as 'lethargy'
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"Service is obligation, obligation implies return. Could any man of honour profess friendship, accept the offer of his friend's whole services... avail himself of their whole utility & then tell him he could not or would not make him any return?" Bubb Dodington
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"To the objects of oppression he is prodigal of pity, yet penurious of relief; & to its authors, ready to condemn yet unwilling to chastise"
Edmund Burke castigating Charles James Fox in the debate in #Parliament on the French Corps Bill #OnThisDay 1794
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"his beard was unshaved...his nightgown was old & dirty; the collar of his shirt was open...the knees of his breeches were unbuttoned; his stockings were ungartered & hung low upon his legs; his slippers were down at the heels"
Charles James Fox in #workingfromhome mode
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Died #OnThisDay 1747 Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, executed for his role in the '45 #Jacobite rebellion. George Selwyn was dubbed a barbarian for watching the event; he replied he 'had made amends' as he also went to see Lovat's head sewn back on again
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