One hundred fifty claimants to the throne of Great Britain
Description:
Caption title., Letterpress text discussing the line of succession above an etched geneological chart (plate mark 27.9 x 26.5 cm) which illustrates the line of succession, following the reign of George IV, probably published in response to the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817 and before the birth of Victoria in 1819. However, the text also references "the present Princess of Wales", but further evidence that this was issued in response to her death is the dark black border around her name., and Imprint etched at top of chart. Date from letterpress: "The following is a brief sketch. A.D. 1818."
Publisher:
Printed & publish'd by W. Finch, No. 5 Charlotte Place, New Cut, Lower Marsh, Lambeth
Title from item., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., Engraved broadside with an etching at top and two columns of verse below., The verse begins: Since moderation is so much in vogue ..., and Unidentified contemporary signature in upper left corner on verso.
Caption title., In two columns with two woodcuts beneath the title., A satire on the Milan Commission and the British government's attempt to compile evidence of Queen Caroline's misbehaviour and infidelity. Printed together with 'A New Song' on the same subject., First line of A new song: O such a dream I had last night, ... ., Partially in verse., First line: Half past 3, cried old Charly with his lanthorn, half-past 3 ..., "Price one penny.", and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed by Catnach, 2, Monmouth-Court
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
List of the several prisoners to be tried at the next Assizes, to be held at Thetford, in and for the said county, on Friday the 25th day of March, 1757
Description:
Caption title., At head of title, in upper left: Norfolk., Not in ESTC., and Signed beneath printed text by "Israel Long Esq., Sheriff". Contemporary ms. annotations in black ink along left margin of recto; docket title added in ink on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Satirical handbill offering a reward for the apprehension of the "said Coachman," said by Narcissus Luttrell to be an attack on Sir Robert Walpole. and Ms. notes (unidentified calculations) on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., Partly in verse., First line: This unfortunate young woman lived servant with Mrs. Harrison of Mansfield ..., A broadside, with narrative and verse relating the tragic story of Mary Irven. Seduced by a "man of fortune", she became pregnant and concealed her state from those around her before killing the baby and disposing of its remains. She was discovered by her mistress, Mrs. Harrison, in whose house she was a servant, and confessed to the crime., and For further information, consult library staff.
Full, true and correct statement of the grand proceedings ...
Description:
Caption title., First line: "Your Majesty having been pleased to refer to your Privy Council the Queen's memorial ..., A broadside that lays out Queen Caroline's appeal to be rightfully crowned Queen alongside her estranged husband George IV. Despite the withdrawal of the Pains and Penalties Bill following Caroline's trial in the House of Lords, the King continued to shun his wife, culminating in his refusal to allow her entry into the coronation which took place at Westminster Abbey on July 19th, 1821., Ornamental border around imprint., "(Price one penny.)"--Lower right below imprint., and Laid down on modern paper backing. Date of George IV's coronation ("July 19, 1821") added in ink in a contemporary hand. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Henry Baird, printer, No. 21, Paul-Street, Cork
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Title from first line of letterpress below image., Publisher identified from address., Publication date from British Museum catalogue., "To be had at the Acorn facing Hungerford Market in the Strand."--Bottom of sheet., "Pr. 6d."--Bottom of plate., Broadside poem illustrated with etching at top of sheet. Title on etching: Cabin council., Mock paraphrase of Admiral Byng's letter to John Cleveland, Admiralty., Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: cabin on Ramillies (admiral's ship) -- Military uniforms: officers' uniforms -- Naval uniforms: officers' uniforms -- Furnishings: porcelain -- Guns: cannons -- 2nd Earl of Effingham -- Literature: quotation from Shakespeare's Henry IV -- Literature: quotation from Hudibras by Samuel Butler, 1612-1680., and Watermark: countermark I V.
Publisher:
Edwards & Darly
Subject (Name):
Byng, John, 1704-1757 and Cornwallis, Edward, 1713-1776
Caption title., A broadside recording the details of a murder of Ann Clark, committed by the accused Thomas Smith her lodger in Dorchester and the subsequent arrest and trial of Smith for the crime. Clark hanged himself the night before his planned execution., and For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., In two columns., An account of Queen Caroline's triumphant and provocative procession to St. Paul's on November 29th following the withdrawal of the Pains and Penalties Bill which signified victory over her husband, George IV, at her trial in the House of Lords. Her triumph was celebrated jubilantly by the general public who lined the streets to see her proceed from Brandenburgh House to St. Paul's. "The houses were absolutely roofed with people, and the fronts of them almost invisible from the crowds that filled the windows, &c. The flags were so numerous and varied that they resembled a bed of beautiful tulips.", First line: At an early hour this morning the streets of the metropolis ..., and Laid on to sugar paper. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
J. Muir, printer
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.