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The Cumberland marriage debate in broadened terms
A letter discusses the Cumberland marriage to Mrs Horton, opposing hereditary dictates in favor of parliamentary choice. It argues only the people through their representatives can transfer the crown, condemns marrying a subject without national consent, and mocks precedents from Henry VIII and James II while endorsing the Brunswick line’s current possession by popular grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Cumberland
Christendom
Belzebub
Humber
Junius
Luttrell
Brunswick
Charles the
James
Great Britain
Britannia
Medea
Reydloon
England
Commons
Gloucester
Versailles
Prine
Chifbeo
Henry the Eighth
James the
Lord Mansfield
Berlin
Copenagen
Jamaica
St. James's
Treasury Board
Tom
C. Jr. Fox
Duke of Gloucester
Freeholders
Freeman of
Bristol
Henry Croger
London
Duke of Grafton
Harley
Pantheon
Clayton
Islington
Old-street Road
Hoxton
Ambrose
Frith-street
Soho
Atwell
John Atwell
Brook-street
Weymouth
Coward
Alicant
Adventure
Hanworth
Malaga
Mary
Elizabeth
Gibraltar
Hicks
Granades
Rachael
Innis
Leghorn
Nancy
Palmer
Ditto
Polly
Legard
Standgate Creek
Phoenix
Lang
Barcelona
Dunkirk
Providence
Bell
Yarmouth
Chatham