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... Crown , compelled men to choose their side , and to adopt certain perma- nent and dominant principles of action . One party took its stand upon the principle of rigid adherence to 4 ORIGIN OF POLITICAL NICKNAMES . the old lines of 1-2.
... Crown , compelled men to choose their side , and to adopt certain perma- nent and dominant principles of action . One party took its stand upon the principle of rigid adherence to 4 ORIGIN OF POLITICAL NICKNAMES . the old lines of 1-2.
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... Crown ; the other declared its reverence for the people . The arbitrary government of the Stuarts accen- tuated the differences between the two parties ; and the Revolution of 1688 rendered their reconciliation or amal- gamation ...
... Crown ; the other declared its reverence for the people . The arbitrary government of the Stuarts accen- tuated the differences between the two parties ; and the Revolution of 1688 rendered their reconciliation or amal- gamation ...
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... Crown . The country was thus divided into two great factions of ' petitioners ' and ' abhorrers ; who , before long , were known as ' Whigs ' and ' Tories . ' The two names , absurd as was their origin , passed rapidly into general ...
... Crown . The country was thus divided into two great factions of ' petitioners ' and ' abhorrers ; who , before long , were known as ' Whigs ' and ' Tories . ' The two names , absurd as was their origin , passed rapidly into general ...
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... Crown was at once weakened and strengthened by the change . It was compelled to part with some of its most cherished prerogatives , and it lost that power of initiation and control which even William the 3rd to a great extent enjoyed ...
... Crown was at once weakened and strengthened by the change . It was compelled to part with some of its most cherished prerogatives , and it lost that power of initiation and control which even William the 3rd to a great extent enjoyed ...
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... Crown in the Protestant line . Its debates were interrupted , how- ever , by the death of William the 3rd and the accession of Anne ; an event which speedily led to a signal change in the political situation . Anne's favour was given to ...
... Crown in the Protestant line . Its debates were interrupted , how- ever , by the death of William the 3rd and the accession of Anne ; an event which speedily led to a signal change in the political situation . Anne's favour was given to ...
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English Party Leaders and English Parties, from Walpole to Peel William Henry Davenport Adams No preview available - 2019 |
English Party Leaders and English Parties, from Walpole to Peel William Henry Davenport Adams No preview available - 2019 |
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