The world: historical and actual . The Decay of Royalty—The Georges—William IV.—Victoria—A Short Retrospect-Blenheim and Gibraltar—Wesley, Whitefield and the Methodists—Dr. Johnson andLexicography—Blackstone and the Common Law—Wilberforce and African Slavery—Colonial and International Intervention—Results of the Revolutionary and Napo-leonic Wars—The Corn Laws and Free Trade—Political Parties—Party Leaders-Royalty, its Palaces and Revenues—Parliament—The Ministry—The United King-dom and British Empire—Colonial Possessions. AAAA. * DERN England may besaid to date from the?loodless revolutionwhi


The world: historical and actual . The Decay of Royalty—The Georges—William IV.—Victoria—A Short Retrospect-Blenheim and Gibraltar—Wesley, Whitefield and the Methodists—Dr. Johnson andLexicography—Blackstone and the Common Law—Wilberforce and African Slavery—Colonial and International Intervention—Results of the Revolutionary and Napo-leonic Wars—The Corn Laws and Free Trade—Political Parties—Party Leaders-Royalty, its Palaces and Revenues—Parliament—The Ministry—The United King-dom and British Empire—Colonial Possessions. AAAA. * DERN England may besaid to date from the?loodless revolutionwhich cost .lames crown. His expul-sion from the kingdomnot only secured Prot-estanisni from .ill dan-ger of a papalreaction, butit subordinated the royalprerogative tothe will of thepeople. Hence-forth the sov-ereignty willnot merit much attention, be-ing a very insignificant part ofPresent England. To clear theway for weightier mattersthan crowns and scepters, with-out entirely ignoring the royalfamily, it is proposed to narratethe notable dynastic facts be-fore entering upon the heart of the subject before *H If


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