The English Ministers and Jacobitism between the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 / / Paul S. Fritz.

Since the rise of the modern nation state in Europe, political leaders have had to cope with the problems of conspiracy and internal security. The English Ministers and Jacobitism between the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 is a study of the response made to these twin problems by the British central go...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1975
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (202 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Prologue
  • 1. The Swedish-Jacobite conspiracy of 1717
  • 2. The ministerial response
  • 3. The exploitation of fear
  • 4. The Spanish-Jacobite conspiracy of 1719
  • 5. Ministerial vigilance and retaliation
  • 6. The necessity for a plot
  • 7. The English Jacobite plot of 1721
  • 8. Walpole's investigation
  • 9. Walpole's political gain
  • 10. Walpole's intelligence system
  • 11. The death of English Jacobitism
  • Conclusion
  • APPENDIX 1. John Sempill (Sample), Walpole's anti-Jacobite spy
  • APPENDIX 2. The Norfolk List of 1721
  • APPENDIX 3. Estimate of Jacobite strength in England and Wales for an uprising in 1721
  • APPENDIX 4. Known Jacobites or individuals suspected of Jacobitism who were members of the House of Commons in the years 1715-45
  • APPENDIX 5. Duke of Wharton's list of Jacobite support among the peerage in 1725
  • Bibliography
  • Index