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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

1765.  The king and Grenville                            64
      April-May.  The regency bill                                  65
                  The weavers' riot                                 66
        16 July.  A whig administration formed under Rockingham     67
                  Its weakness and difficulties                     68
     Jan., 1766.  Pitt on American taxation                         69
                  Burke, his character and political principles     70
            Mar.  Repeal of the stamp act. The declaratory act      71
           July.  Pitt forms an administration, and is created
                    Earl of Chatham                                 73
                  His foreign policy                                74
      Sept.-Nov.  "A forty days' tyranny"                           76
     Feb., 1767.  Chatham incapacitated by disease                  76
     June, 1763.  Revolt of Mir Kasim                               77
  23 Oct., 1764.  Battle of Baxar                                   78
     June, 1767.  Parliamentary interference with the E. India
                    Company                                         79
        1767-69.  Haidar Ali's invasions of the Karnatic            80


                           CHAPTER V.

                   GROWTH OF THE KING'S POWER.

           1767.  C. Townshend and the new American duties          82
                  The ministry in Chatham's absence                 85
     Jan., 1768.  Junction with the Bedford party                   87
            Feb.  The _Nullum Tempus_ bill                          87
                  Massachusetts heads resistance to the revenue
                    acts                                            88
    1 May, 1769.  Partial repeal of the new duties decided on       90
           1761.  Condition of Ireland. Rise of Whiteboyism         91
                  The government of Ireland                         93
        1768-69.  Octennial act and augmentation of Irish army      94
           1768.  The general election of 1768                      94
                  Wilkes returned for Middlesex                     95
         10 May.  Riot in St. George's Fields                       96
           1769.  Wilkes and the Middlesex electors                 97
                  French annexation of Corsica. Faltering policy
                    of ministers                                    98
                  Arrears of the civil list                         99
                  The _Letters_ of Junius                           99
                  Chatham in opposition                            100
  28 Jan., 1770.  Grafton resigns. North forms an administration   102
                  Triumph of the king's policy                     103
                  Discontent with the constitutional machinery     103
                  Chatham and Burke differ on character of

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