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Henry the Eighth and George the Fourth, or, The case fairly stated: in five parts
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harral, Thomas, d. 1853.
- Series:
- Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926: British Law.
- The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926: British Law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Divorce--Great Britain.
- Divorce.
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Henry.
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
- George.
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
- Caroline.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 291 p. ) ports.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed., with additions.
- Other Title:
- Henry the Eighth and George the Fourth
- Henry the Eighth and George the Fourth, or, The case fairly stated
- Place of Publication:
- London : C. & H. Baldwyn, 1820.
- Summary:
- What manner of man was this, and wherein lay the secret of his strength? Is recourse necessary to a theory of supernatural agency, or is there another and adequate solution? Was Henry's individual will of such miraculous force that he could ride roughshod in insolent pride over public opinion at home and abroad? Or did his personal ends, dictated perhaps by selfish motives and ignoble passions, so far coincide with the interests and prejudices of the politically effective portion of his people, that they were willing to condone a violence and tyranny, the brunt of which fell after all on the few?
- Contents:
- 1. Strictures ... on the English law of divorce, with a general view of the modes of prosecution for adultery in the ecclesiastical courts
- 2. Historical sketch of the trials of Henry the Eighth's queens, Catharine of Arragon, Anne Boleyn, and Catharine Howard
- 3. Narrative of the proceedings against Her Majesty Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, whilst princess of Wales, and since Her Majesty's return from the continent, with the official documents
- 4. Parallel between the lives and characters of King Henry the Eighth and His present Majesty, George the Fourth
- 5. Chronological synopsis of the proceedings in the Bill of pains and penalties against the Queen, with illustrative remarks.
- Notes:
- Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC:
- 60719618
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