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John Wilkes : the scandalous father of civil liberty / Arthur H. Cash.

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One of the most colourful figures in English political history, John Wilkes (1726 - 97) is remembered as the father of the British free press, defender of civil and political liberties and hero to American colonists, who attended closely to his outspoken endorsements of liberty. Wilkes's politi...

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Main Author: Cash, Arthur H. (Arthur Hill), 1922-2016
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Wilkes, John, > 1725-1797.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789.
Freedom of the press > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Civil rights > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Politicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Journalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Civil rights.
Freedom of the press.
Journalists.
Politics and government
Politicians.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The making of a gentleman
  • The squire of Aylesbury
  • Into Parliament
  • The North Briton
  • Number 45
  • The Great George Street printing shop
  • Trials and a trial of honor
  • Exile
  • The Middlesex election controversy
  • Incapacitation
  • The City of London
  • My lord mayor
  • Poverty, paternity, and parliamentary reform
  • Chamberlain.

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