The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ..., Volume 69Edmund Burke J. Dodsley, 1828 - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 As well as being a record of events, The Annual Register was originally conceived as a miscellany, including a Chronology, which gave an account of noteworthy events in Britain over the previous year, and a collection of "State Papers", a miscellany of primary source material which included official documents, speeches, letters and accounts as well as reviewing important books, and featuring historical sketches, poetry, observations on natural history, and other essays, reproduced from books and periodicals. The early volumes of The Annual Register continued to follow this format, with contributions articles on international organizations, economics, the environment, science, law, religion, the arts (art, drama, music) and sport, together with poetry, obituaries, patents, a chronicle of major events. Although Burke was elected to parliament in 1765 and was a committed and prominent Whig,The Annual Register strove to remain non-partisan in its political coverage. After the end of the war in 1763, the History section evolved to cover the past year's developments more generally in Britain, its colonies, and mainland Europe. From 1775 its length was significantly increased, becoming the main focus of the publication. Burke apparently resigned the editorship in 1789; from that year until the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 the History was primarily devoted to describing the French Revolution and the wars arising from it. |
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... thing which might look like a reproach to the crown , he would not oppose to the motion a direct negative ; but to give minis- ters an opportunity of withdrawing it , he would move that the chair- man should report progress , and sit ...
... thing which might look like a reproach to the crown , he would not oppose to the motion a direct negative ; but to give minis- ters an opportunity of withdrawing it , he would move that the chair- man should report progress , and sit ...
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... thing more would be superfluous , and that any thing less would occasion embarrassment . Indeed , if the case admitted of so precise a calculation , the details must neces- sarily be of such a nature , that rather than enter minutely ...
... thing more would be superfluous , and that any thing less would occasion embarrassment . Indeed , if the case admitted of so precise a calculation , the details must neces- sarily be of such a nature , that rather than enter minutely ...
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... thing to it himself , but that the whole barons of Eng- land would write to his holiness , that their king could not act in that manner , nor refer a right , which was so clear and open , to the doubtful judgment of another court ...
... thing to it himself , but that the whole barons of Eng- land would write to his holiness , that their king could not act in that manner , nor refer a right , which was so clear and open , to the doubtful judgment of another court ...
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... thing be- longing to them , and to their generation after them ; and that he forbid any one to speak or have dealings with such persons . " " John Toole deposeth on oath , and saith , that about the middle of the month of March , having ...
... thing be- longing to them , and to their generation after them ; and that he forbid any one to speak or have dealings with such persons . " " John Toole deposeth on oath , and saith , that about the middle of the month of March , having ...
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... thing but character . If they had acted otherwise than they did , and had allowed anti- Catholic members to be ... thing stated in them were true , he would ask what had produced such a state of things ? It was the effect of the ...
... thing but character . If they had acted otherwise than they did , and had allowed anti- Catholic members to be ... thing stated in them were true , he would ask what had produced such a state of things ? It was the effect of the ...
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