That Devil Wilkes (Penguin Classic Biography S.) - Softcover

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John Wilkes (1727-97) was a radical Whig politician who was supported in his early years by great Whig oligarchs. He opposed the treaty of Paris passionately and attacked King George III and his Prime Minister, the Earl of Bute, in his magazine 'TheNorth Briton'. Following his attack on the ministry in 'North Briton 45' a General Warrant was issued against Wilkes and he was expelled from the House of Commons. Wilkes defended the American colonists and, by denouncing the abuse of priviledge by the House of Commons, invigorated popular radicalism. He became Lord Mayor of London, suppressed the Gordon riots and opposed the French Revolution.

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