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The Half Century and a Nation in Taxed Strife
An account of 1815 1816 UK politics detailing reform efforts to curb the income tax and malt duty. It notes Castlereagh opposition, Brougham and Baring influence, rising public petitions, and royal excesses under the Prince Regent. It ends with the 1816 marriage of Princess Charlotte to Prince Leopold and foreshadows future turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Austria
Prussia
Commons
John Russell
Tavistock
Castlereagh
Lord Grenville
Lords
Lord Milton
Messrs. Brougham and Baring
Wilberforce
Sir William Curtis
Pitt
Leigh Hunt
Thomas Moore
Henry Brougham
Adonis
Tiberius
Commodus
Brougham
Newgate
Brighton
London
House of Brunswick
Samson
Charlotte
Leopold
Saxe Coburg