Category: History - British

Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 2 (of 3)

Fruitlessness of our efforts to maintain Peace with France at the commencement of the year 1755--Lord Hartington, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland--Debate on King Charles’s Martyrdom--Scotch Sheriff-Depute Bill--Speeches in the House of Commons--The St. Michael Election--History of...

Chapters

22. CHAPTER XI.

Debate in the House of Lords on the Court-Martial Bill--Lord Mansfield--Proposal to examine the Members of the Court-Martial--Their Examination--Bill debated and dropped in the...

13. CHAPTER II.

Commencement of the War with France--War in America--Defeat and Death of General Braddock--Events at Sea--Fears for Hanover--Treaties made there--Dissensions in the Royal Family...

21. CHAPTER X.

Contract of Alderman Baker for Victualling the Troops--Parliamentary Inquiries limited to Minorca--Byng’s Sentence produces various impressions--It is referred to the Judges--Co...

15. CHAPTER IV.

Debates on the Treaties in the House of Lords, and in the Commons--Affair of Hume Campbell and Pitt--Hanover and our Foreign Relations--Speech of Charles Townshend--Foreign Powe...

18. CHAPTER VII.

French Invasion of Minorca--Character of the Duc de Richelieu, and Blakeney--Incapacity of the Duke of Newcastle--French Reports from Minorca--Public Indignation against Admiral...

19. CHAPTER VIII.

George Townshend’s Circular Letter--Admiral Byng publishes a Defence--The public mind prejudiced against him--Loss of Oswego--Affair of the Hanoverian Soldier at Maidstone--The...

17. CHAPTER VI.

Tax on Plate debated in the Commons--Tranquillity restored in Ireland--Hessian and Hanoverian Troops taken into our pay--Private Bill for a new Road from the Metropolis--The Fre...

16. CHAPTER V.

Meeting of Parliament in the year 1756--Negotiations with France--Accommodation with the King of Prussia--Beckford’s accusation against Admiral Knowles--Grants to North America-...

14. CHAPTER III.

Earthquake at Lisbon--Debates on a Bill for distributing Prizes taken at Sea to the Captors--Speeches of Charles Townshend--George Granville, Fox, and Pitt--Debates on the Army...

12. CHAPTER I.

Fruitlessness of our efforts to maintain Peace with France at the commencement of the year 1755--Lord Hartington, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland--Debate on King Charles’s Martyrdom-...

20. CHAPTER IX.

Character of the times in the year 1757--Contest in France between the Parliament and the Clergy--King of France stabbed--Damiens the criminal--His torture and execution--Trial...

10. CHAPTER X.

7. CHAPTER VII.

8. CHAPTER VIII.

11. CHAPTER XI.

2. CHAPTER II.

5. CHAPTER V.

6. CHAPTER VI.

9. CHAPTER IX.

1. CHAPTER I.

4. CHAPTER IV.

3. CHAPTER III.