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The Tories and the Whigs pulling for a crown
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | England |
Description | Print shows George, Prince of Wales, seated on a throne in the background waiting the results of a tug-of-war over the crown (and regency for the Prince) between the Tories represented by Edward Thurlow and William Pitt and the Whigs represented by Edmund Burke and Charles Fox. The illness of George III (1788-1790) raised the issue of a limited regency for the Prince. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Cartoon Prints, British |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Thurlow, Edward Thurlow,--Baron,--1731-1806. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Politics & government--England--1780-1790. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | George--IV,--King of Great Britain,--1762-1830. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Burke, Edmund,--1729-1797. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Pitt, William,--1759-1806. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tug of war--1780-1790. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |