English Historical Documents: 1714-1783, ed. by D. B. Horn and M. RansomeDavid Charles Douglas Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957 - Great Britain |
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... minister . This is traditionally linked with the failure of George I and his successors to attend meetings of the most prominent ministers for the discussion of policy and the taking of executive decisions , which is supposed to have ...
... minister . This is traditionally linked with the failure of George I and his successors to attend meetings of the most prominent ministers for the discussion of policy and the taking of executive decisions , which is supposed to have ...
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... ministers whom he disliked , 1 because he could find no alternative ministers with any hope of support in the House of Commons . George III's position at his accession was much stronger than that of his predecessors . The king was ...
... ministers whom he disliked , 1 because he could find no alternative ministers with any hope of support in the House of Commons . George III's position at his accession was much stronger than that of his predecessors . The king was ...
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... ministers and the Crown . The attacks on Walpole as a ' Prime Minister ' show how far the politicians of the period were from any conception of a Prime Minister at the head of a united administration obedient to him , and for whose ...
... ministers and the Crown . The attacks on Walpole as a ' Prime Minister ' show how far the politicians of the period were from any conception of a Prime Minister at the head of a united administration obedient to him , and for whose ...
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY | 68 |
David Hume on Whether the British Government inclines more | 97 |
7 Nathaniel Wraxall on the Character of George III | 105 |
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