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Trials and plots in Wilkes affair altered records
A fragment examining Lord Mansfield's role in altering records to convict Wilkes, detailing ministerial scheming and imagined confrontations. It discusses two trials, outlawry, and the political maneuvering surrounding Wilkes and the House of Lords, with reference to Halifax and the then ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Mansfield
Mr. Wilkes
Wilkes
England
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lord Halifax
Homer
Greece
Fingland
L Ierty
Duke
Nancy Parsons