Life of John Wilkes by Horace Bleackley (1917)
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LIFE_OF_JOHN_WILKES.txt
- Name
- Life of John Wilkes by Horace Bleackley (1917)
- Description
- Comprehensive biography of John Wilkes (1725–1797), the radical politician and libertarian activist whose career paralleled the 1765 Revestment period. Covers Wilkes's political agitation, Parliamentary activities, publishing ventures (The North Briton), and constitutional conflicts with George III. Relevant to the Revestment project for context on 1760s–1770s political radicalism, Parliamentary procedure, and the ideological climate affecting colonial and constitutional questions.
- Place
- Westminster
- Related To
- George III
- Collection
- Constitutional Recovery
- Type
- Published Reference Work
- Date Created
- 1917
- Language
- English