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Page 85
... Ireland . One of the concessions for which he pressed was the abolition of Tithe , which the Irish peasants bitterly resented having to pay to a Church to which the majority of them did not belong . In 1832 an Act was passed which ...
... Ireland . One of the concessions for which he pressed was the abolition of Tithe , which the Irish peasants bitterly resented having to pay to a Church to which the majority of them did not belong . In 1832 an Act was passed which ...
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... Ireland which eventually resulted in the fall of the Ministry . When the Coercion Bill came up for annual re - enactment , Lord Grey wrote to his old friend Lord Wellesley , who was Lord Lieutenant , to ask if three clauses which ...
... Ireland which eventually resulted in the fall of the Ministry . When the Coercion Bill came up for annual re - enactment , Lord Grey wrote to his old friend Lord Wellesley , who was Lord Lieutenant , to ask if three clauses which ...
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... Ireland in the hope that a change of scene would bring her to her senses . This hope was not realised , and on their return to London Lady Caroline once more made a dead set at Byron , who by this time was becoming completely bored with ...
... Ireland in the hope that a change of scene would bring her to her senses . This hope was not realised , and on their return to London Lady Caroline once more made a dead set at Byron , who by this time was becoming completely bored with ...
Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Early Elections | 19 |
Gaming and the Betting Book I | 35 |
Copyright | |
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