Liberty, reform and the politics of opposition: the papers and correspondence of Charles James Fox, 1764-1842 (inclusive), [microform].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Liberty, reform and the politics of opposition: the papers and correspondence of Charles James Fox, 1764-1842 (inclusive), [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122391247

The papers and correspondence of Charles James Fox document British politics during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Material relates to Fox's long period of opposition to the Pitt governments (from 1784 to 1806), the Regency Crisis, the demand for reform after 1783, and the Opposition reaction to both the French and American Revolutions. Correspondents include George III, Lord North, George IV, and other political and cultural figures of the day.

15 reels.

Yale University Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6699274

Yale University Library

Related Entities

There are 7 Entities related to this resource.

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ck9691 (person)

George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Fitzpatrick, Richard, 1747-1813

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69035zc (person)

Irish army officer and public official. From the description of Richard Fitzpatrick papers, 1777-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450275 British general. From the description of Letters signed (2) : London, to Sir James Murray-Pulteney, 1806 Jun. 27-Aug. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538191 ...

North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68g8r8v (person)

Lord North was Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1770-1782. From the description of [Letter] 1773 Oct. 18, Bushy Park [to] Duke of Devonshire / North. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 300002481 English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bushy Park, 1772 Aug. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609854 Frederick North (1732-1792) was the prime minister of Great Britain from February 1772 until his resignation in March 1782. D...

Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xk8ktw (person)

Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...

Upper Ossory, John Fitzpatrick, Earl of, 1745-1818

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rn3t5h (person)

Whig Party (Great Britain)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hf2kfk (corporateBody)

George, IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c00dgg (person)

George Augustus Frederick was born August 12, 1762, the eldest son of George III of England and Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on September 8, 1762. George Augustus became a knight of the Garter on December 28, 1765, and was presented to the public in October, 1768. In August 1783, George Augustus came of age and assumed his seat in the House of Lords on November 11. He aligned himself with the Whig party which soon fell from fa...