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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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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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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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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

"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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"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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2020-04-20

"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 on the French Corps Bill 1794

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