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In #September 1715 the earl of Jersey was sent to the Tower for Jacobite plotting. He was set free by January 1716 & celebrated by not going to bed for a month & spending the last week of that living on brandy alone
#tuesdaymotivations #twitterstorians

#September 1774 Lord North tells George III it's pointless resisting John Wilkes' election as an MP in spite of Wilkes being 'ashamed of the thinness of the meeting' summoned to select him, which he attributes to 'the badness of the #weather'
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"The Coalition Minuet": Charles James Fox and Lord North (in drag) take to the floor while Lord Chancellor Thurlow accompanies them on the bagpipes.
One for @Hillary_Burlock perhaps?
#government #HistParl @bath250

#OnThisDay 1794 the royal family's #holiday at Weymouth was drawing towards an end. The queen & others entertained themselves with a #raffle, the prize being a watch which was won by Princess Amelia. Princess Augusta swam in the sea for the 15th time.
#Royals #twitterstorians

#OnThisDay 1780 British #spy Major John André was captured by American forces after crossing enemy lines. He was executed just over a week later on 2 October.
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The commander of the government forces at Prestonpans, Sir John (Johnny) Cope, had been a Member of #Parliament until 1741, representing a series of government boroughs.
His experience in the 1745 rebellion wrecked his reputation.
#HistParl #OTD 1745

Here at the Georgian Lords we are totting up our latest set of articles. New entries include the earl of Wilmington, the 2nd British #PrimeMinister, & the 6th earl of Haddington, who towards the end declared "my heart is with you...but I find I am quite wore out"
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Charles James Fox (died #OnThisDay 1806) had been a follower of the marquess of Rockingham alongside Edmund Burke. He & Burke's very public falling out over the French Revolution left Fox in tears when replying to his old friend in #Parliament.
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George III & Queen Charlotte celebrated their 33rd wedding #anniversary in 1794 at #Weymouth - marking the occasion by donning the king's Hare Hunting Uniform. After dinner they 'sat quiet' till 8pm & then had a ball which lasted till 2 in the morning.
#OTD 1761 #twitterstorians

In the course of the #18thcentury consumption of #sugar in England increased by an astonishing 2,500%
#SaturdayThoughts #twitterstorians