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18th century England

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Sir Francis Dashwood: The Notorious Life of the Monks of Medmenham

Sir Francis Dashwood: The Notorious Life of the Monks of Medmenham Sir Francis Dashwood was a man of profound contradictions. A high-ranking politician and Fellow of the Royal Society, he...

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Whigs: The Evolution of Britain's Liberal Political Powerhouse

Whigs: The Evolution of Britain's Liberal Political Powerhouse The Whigs were a dominant political faction in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, and later Great Britain and th...

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