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The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801 — John Shaqi

The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801Hunt, William

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The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801

Name: The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801
Author: Hunt, William

Hunt, William

Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820

1790.  General election                                 322
           1795.  Acquittal of Hastings                            323
        1791-92.  Struggle for the abolition of the slave trade    323
           1792.  Fox's libel bill                                 324
                  Pitt's foreign policy                            324
           1791.  The Russian armament                             326
     Nov., 1790.  Burke's _Reflections on the French Revolution_   328
      May, 1791.  Rupture between Burke and Fox                    329
         27 Aug.  The Declaration of Pilnitz                       331
                  Revolutionary propaganda                         331
           1792.  Dismissal of Thurlow                             332
                  A whig scheme of coalition                       333
                  French proposals                                 333
         21 May.  Proclamation against seditious writings          335
            Aug.  British ambassador recalled from Paris           336
                  French conquest of Flanders                      337
                  The provocations received by England             338
            Dec.  Disruption of the whig party                     340
  21 Jan., 1793.  Execution of Louis XVI.                          342
          1 Feb.  France declares war on England                   342
                  War necessary for the safety of Great Britain    342
                  Conduct of C. J. Fox                             343


                           CHAPTER XVII.

                       THE FIRST COALITION.

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The history of England, from the accession of George III. to the close of Pitt's first administration, 1760-1801

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