A History of the English-speaking Peoples: The age of revolutionCassell, 1956 - English-speaking countries |
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... Pitt pleaded for him with the King . " The House of Commons , Sir , is inclined to mercy . " " You have taught me " , the King replied , " to look for the sense of my people elsewhere than in the House of Commons . " Pitt's hour had ...
... Pitt pleaded for him with the King . " The House of Commons , Sir , is inclined to mercy . " " You have taught me " , the King replied , " to look for the sense of my people elsewhere than in the House of Commons . " Pitt's hour had ...
Page 123
... Pitt first joined the Ministry as Secretary of State in has long been in labour , but at last she has brought forth ... Pitt's success was not immediate . He had opposed the popular clamour for Admiral Byng's court - martial . He was at ...
... Pitt first joined the Ministry as Secretary of State in has long been in labour , but at last she has brought forth ... Pitt's success was not immediate . He had opposed the popular clamour for Admiral Byng's court - martial . He was at ...
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... Pitt's very success contributed to his fall . Just as Marlborough and Godolphin had been faced by a growing war ... Pitt's opponents , and it was he who stimulated opinion and the Press against the war policy of the Minister . Pitt's ...
... Pitt's very success contributed to his fall . Just as Marlborough and Godolphin had been faced by a growing war ... Pitt's opponents , and it was he who stimulated opinion and the Press against the war policy of the Minister . Pitt's ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I WILLIAM OF ORANGE | 3 |
CONTINENTAL WAR | 13 |
THE SPANISH SUCCESSION | 23 |
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