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Bristol Journal

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jan 24, 1789

Page

4

State of the Nation and Regent Proposals in Parliament

The Chancellor of the Exchequer opens a Committee of the Whole House on the King’s illness. He reports doctors’ views on recovery times and argues for a temporary, strong regency with the Prince of Wales as Regent under strict limits, including withholding peers, life patents, and royal honours, while the Queen heads a council for the King’s care.

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Regency Debates Over Crown Powers Amid King's Illness

A heated parliamentary debate centers on granting a Regent full executive authority and patronage powers while the king remains ill. Councillors clash over limits on the regent, dangers to the constitution, and precedents from history, with Sheridan and Fox arguing for firm parliamentary supremacy and protections for the monarchy.

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