John Wilkes
the scandalous father of civil liberty
Cash, Arthur H. (Arthur Hill)
1922-
creator
text
bibliography
Electronic books.
ctu
New Haven
Yale University Press
c2006
2006
monographic
eng
1 online resource (xiii, 482 p.) : ill.
One of the most colourful figures in English political history, John Wilkes (1726 - 97) is remembered as the father of the British free press, defender of civil and political liberties and hero to American colonists, who attended closely to his outspoken endorsements of liberty. Wilkes's political career was rancorous, involving duels, imprisonments in the Tower of London and the Massacre of St. George's Fields, in which seven of his supporters were shot dead by government troops. And he was equally famous for his 'private' life - a confessed libertine, a member of the notorious Hellfire Club and the author of what has been called the dirtiest poem in the English language. This lively biography draws a full portrait of John Wilkes from his childhood days through his heyday as a journalist and agitator, his defiance of government prosecutions for libel and obscenity, his fight against exclusion from Parliament and his service as lord mayor of London on the eve of the American Revolution. Told here with the force and immediacy of a firsthand newspaper account, Wilkes's own remarkable story is inseparable from the larger story of modern liberties and how they came to fruition.
The making of a gentleman -- The squire of Aylesbury -- Into Parliament -- The North Briton -- Number 45 -- The Great George Street printing shop -- Trials and a trial of honor -- Exile -- The Middlesex election controversy -- Incapacitation -- The City of London -- My lord mayor -- Poverty, paternity, and parliamentary reform -- Chamberlain.
Arthur H. Cash.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-463) and index.
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Wilkes, John
1725-1797
Freedom of the press
Great Britain
History
18th century
Civil rights
Great Britain
History
18th century
Politicians
Great Britain
Biography
Journalists
Great Britain
Biography
HISTORY
Persvrijheid
Politicians
Great Britain
Journalists
Great Britain
Great Britain
Politics and government
1760-1789
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John Wilkes
Cash, Arthur H. (Arthur Hill), 1922-
New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006
(DLC) 2005016633
(OCoLC)60664320
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030013309X (electronic bk.)
9780300108712 (alk. paper)
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