John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volume 41865 |
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... Walpole and Bolingbroke lay the foundations of modern statesmanship . As the history of the period advances , its interest becomes more and more intense . A few fortified outposts on the coast of India develop into a vast empire ; and ...
... Walpole and Bolingbroke lay the foundations of modern statesmanship . As the history of the period advances , its interest becomes more and more intense . A few fortified outposts on the coast of India develop into a vast empire ; and ...
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... Walpole , from an authentic por- ... 534 Arrest of the Young Pretender in Paris ... 535 Death of the Prince of Wales ... Walpole's first interview with George I. Harpsichord of the time of Queen Anne . Tomb of Sir Christopher Wren 603 ...
... Walpole , from an authentic por- ... 534 Arrest of the Young Pretender in Paris ... 535 Death of the Prince of Wales ... Walpole's first interview with George I. Harpsichord of the time of Queen Anne . Tomb of Sir Christopher Wren 603 ...
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... Walpole , a young man , whose name was destined to fill a large space of history under the Georges , was put into his place . This supersedence St. John never forgave Walpole , and a fierce hatred raged betwixt them so long as St. John ...
... Walpole , a young man , whose name was destined to fill a large space of history under the Georges , was put into his place . This supersedence St. John never forgave Walpole , and a fierce hatred raged betwixt them so long as St. John ...
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... Walpole , Spencer Cowper , John Smith , John Dolben , and William Thompson . The prisoner was defended by Sir Simon Harcourt and Mr. Constantine Phipps , and was attended by Drs . Smallridge and Atterbury . The lord chancellor Cowper ...
... Walpole , Spencer Cowper , John Smith , John Dolben , and William Thompson . The prisoner was defended by Sir Simon Harcourt and Mr. Constantine Phipps , and was attended by Drs . Smallridge and Atterbury . The lord chancellor Cowper ...
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... Walpole to make a coalition ; but they rejected the overture ; and , as a tory cabinet could not expect to carry on with a whig house of commons , a dissolu- tion was determined upon , and parliament was dissolved accordingly , and ...
... Walpole to make a coalition ; but they rejected the overture ; and , as a tory cabinet could not expect to carry on with a whig house of commons , a dissolu- tion was determined upon , and parliament was dissolved accordingly , and ...
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Page 147 - That in case the crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person not being a native of this kingdom of England this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the crown of England without the consent of Parliament.
Page 147 - That, after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, no person born out of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, or Ireland, or the dominions thereunto belonging (although he be naturalized or made a denizen, — except such as are born of English parents), shall be capable to be of the privy council, or a member of either house of parliament, or to enjoy any office or place of trust, either civil or military, or to have any grant of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, from the crown, to...
Page 147 - That from and after the time that the further limitation by this Act shall take effect all matters and things relating to the well governing of this Kingdom which are properly cognizable in the Privy Council by the laws and customs of this Realm shall be transacted there, and all resolutions taken thereupon shall be signed by such...
Page 354 - Chatham, who when only twenty-four years of age was placed as first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer.
Page 147 - That after the said limitation shall take effect as aforesaid, judges commissions be made quamdiu se bene gesserint, and their salaries ascertained and established; but upon the address of both houses of parliament it may be lawful to remove them. That no pardon under the great seal of England be pleadable to an impeachment by the commons in parliament.
Page 316 - We are as full in the house of commons as at any time. We are gaping and staring to see who is to rule us. The whigs think they shall engross all. We think we shall have our share.
Page 147 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.
Page 323 - Chesterfield, who, you know, is related to him, lay at his house during his stay in this town ; and, to say truth, nobody can be more insignificant. He keeps an assembly where all the best company go twice in the week ; lives here in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive ; and seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party ."f Thus then, of the three Peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone.