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Page 676
... ministers which had developed within the old Privy Council , and over this even George I , with his dog - Latin , continued to preside . But where ministers are all of one way of thinking , or have interests in common of which the ...
... ministers which had developed within the old Privy Council , and over this even George I , with his dog - Latin , continued to preside . But where ministers are all of one way of thinking , or have interests in common of which the ...
Page 744
... ministers and policy imposed upon him by any clique or faction that might happen to have the upper hand in the Parliamentary game ; he would take his proper and lawful position as head of the national executive , and his ministers ...
... ministers and policy imposed upon him by any clique or faction that might happen to have the upper hand in the Parliamentary game ; he would take his proper and lawful position as head of the national executive , and his ministers ...
Page 781
... ministers being determined still further to curtail the power of the Crown , and the King to rid himself of the ministers . Neither side was too particular as to the means it employed . The King's opportunity soon came . Fox had brought ...
... ministers being determined still further to curtail the power of the Crown , and the King to rid himself of the ministers . Neither side was too particular as to the means it employed . The King's opportunity soon came . Fox had brought ...
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