The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ..., Volume 67Edmund Burke J. Dodsley, 1826 - 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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... arrive at this great object - without giving just cause of war to France or any other power . There might be something ... arrived at the object of our solicitude honour- ably and peaceably . Was this mode of proceeding unsatisfactory ...
... arrive at this great object - without giving just cause of war to France or any other power . There might be something ... arrived at the object of our solicitude honour- ably and peaceably . Was this mode of proceeding unsatisfactory ...
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... arrived . No member had a right to interrupt another , because he himself expected that that other member was going to be disor derly . Good God ! was ever such a thing heard of ? In the parlia ment to which the right hon . and learned ...
... arrived . No member had a right to interrupt another , because he himself expected that that other member was going to be disor derly . Good God ! was ever such a thing heard of ? In the parlia ment to which the right hon . and learned ...
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... arrived from the following de- tails . The Customs for 1825 , he took at 11,350,000l .; which was an excess above the actual nett produce of the former year ; for to that year's receipt , taken as the basis of the present estimate ...
... arrived from the following de- tails . The Customs for 1825 , he took at 11,350,000l .; which was an excess above the actual nett produce of the former year ; for to that year's receipt , taken as the basis of the present estimate ...
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... arrival of my force at Ran- goon , in the month of May last , we have at different periods taken from you more than 700 pieces of artillery , and small arms too numerous to be counted , and your loss in lives has been , as you all know ...
... arrival of my force at Ran- goon , in the month of May last , we have at different periods taken from you more than 700 pieces of artillery , and small arms too numerous to be counted , and your loss in lives has been , as you all know ...
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... arrived on the evening of the 5th of March , the flotilla got under weigh early on the morning of the 6th , and took up a position about two miles below Donabew . The enemy was protected by a succes- sion of formidable stockades , com ...
... arrived on the evening of the 5th of March , the flotilla got under weigh early on the morning of the 6th , and took up a position about two miles below Donabew . The enemy was protected by a succes- sion of formidable stockades , com ...
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