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Page 81
... Grey and the Reform Bill N order to be able to appreciate the political climate when Lord Grey took office in the autumn of 1830 , it is necessary to take a look at the events of the preceding years . Lord Liverpool's long period in ...
... Grey and the Reform Bill N order to be able to appreciate the political climate when Lord Grey took office in the autumn of 1830 , it is necessary to take a look at the events of the preceding years . Lord Liverpool's long period in ...
Page 87
... Grey would only accept the Chancellor- ship of the Exchequer or the Secretaryship for War . Perhaps it was the success of his maiden speech which had made him set his sights so high . This had been de- livered in a debate on Pitt's ...
... Grey would only accept the Chancellor- ship of the Exchequer or the Secretaryship for War . Perhaps it was the success of his maiden speech which had made him set his sights so high . This had been de- livered in a debate on Pitt's ...
Page 89
... Grey's public career were most unfortunate . Had he been able to re- main as leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons , he and his party would have been in closer touch , and united action would have engendered some degree of ...
... Grey's public career were most unfortunate . Had he been able to re- main as leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons , he and his party would have been in closer touch , and united action would have engendered some degree of ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Gaming and the Betting Book I | 35 |
Copyright | |
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