The Annual Register, Volume 117Edmund Burke Rivingtons, 1876 Continuation of the reference work that originated with Robert Dodsley, written and published each year, which records and analyzes the year’s major events, developments and trends in Great Britain and throughout the world. From the 1920s volumes of The Annual Register took the essential shape in which they have continued ever since, opening with the history of Britain, then a section on foreign history covering each country or region in turn. Following these are the chronicle of events, brief retrospectives on the year’s cultural and economic developments, a short selection of documents, and obituaries of eminent persons who died in the year. |
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... ENGLISH HISTORY . CHAPTER I. Mr. Gladstone's formal abdication of Opposition leadership - Public opinion on the subject - Lord Hartington succeeds him - Meeting of the Liberals - Prince Leopold's illness - Opening of Parliament ...
... ENGLISH HISTORY . CHAPTER I. Mr. Gladstone's formal abdication of Opposition leadership - Public opinion on the subject - Lord Hartington succeeds him - Meeting of the Liberals - Prince Leopold's illness - Opening of Parliament ...
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... English Government keeps in prison as Fenians . Lastly , as well as firstly , I am for Home Rule . Electors of Tipperary , many of you , as I hope , know me by name and reputation . If you believe that all the strength and energy now ...
... English Government keeps in prison as Fenians . Lastly , as well as firstly , I am for Home Rule . Electors of Tipperary , many of you , as I hope , know me by name and reputation . If you believe that all the strength and energy now ...
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... English - made Irish felons , and consider that none can so well represent their feelings , opinions , and aspirations . Already they have chosen two , and on each occasion their choice has been ignored by the English Parlia- ment ...
... English - made Irish felons , and consider that none can so well represent their feelings , opinions , and aspirations . Already they have chosen two , and on each occasion their choice has been ignored by the English Parlia- ment ...
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... ; had given evidence himself in the trial by making statements of fact on his own authority to the jury ; and had been guilty of even worse conduct by palliating falsehood in the open court . 14 ] ENGLISH HISTORY [ 1875 .
... ; had given evidence himself in the trial by making statements of fact on his own authority to the jury ; and had been guilty of even worse conduct by palliating falsehood in the open court . 14 ] ENGLISH HISTORY [ 1875 .
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