Spedding, Patrick. A Bibliography of Eliza Haywood. Pickering and Chatto, 2003.
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Robert Walpole first Earl of Orford
Standard Name: Orford, Robert Walpole,,, first Earl of
Used Form: Sir Robert Walpole
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | She writes occasionally like an Anglican
, more often like a Deist or sceptic, and frequently as an anti-Catholic. In politics she was a pro-Robert Walpole
Whig. |
| Dedications | Eliza Haywood | EH
dedicated to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough
, a major critique, with her name, of Sir Robert Walpole
's Prime Ministership: the satirical fiction Adventures of Eovaai, Princess of Ijaveo. Whicher, George Frisbie. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood. Columbia University Press, 1915. 177 Haywood, Eliza. “Introduction”. Adventures of Eovaai, edited by Earla Wilputte, Broadview, 1999, pp. 7-40. 45n1 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Horace Walpole | He was the youngest son of statesman Sir Robert Walpole
, though rumour said he was actually fathered by Carr, Lord Hervey
(a son of the Earl of Bristol), who died as a young man. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Catharine Macaulay | CM
's father, John Sawbridge, was a landowner, and in politics an anti-Walpole
Whig. After his wife's death he retired to a secluded life. Hill, Bridget. The Republican Virago: The Life and Times of Catharine Macaulay, Historian. Clarendon Press, 1992. 7, 8 |
| Friends, Associates | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | She now sought the friendship of those in political power, like James Craggs
, Charlotte Clayton
, and members of the royal family. But she was closest to outsiders like Lady Stafford
(an almost certainly... |
| Occupation | Philip Dormer Stanhope fourth Earl of Chesterfield | From the age of twenty he held a positon at Court and a seat in Parliament
. After becoming an earl he served in the Privy Council
and as British ambassador at The Hague... |
| Occupation | Eliza Haywood | This was Fielding's last production. Next day Sir Robert Walpole
introduced into parliament
the Licensing Act
, which killed this company and EH
's stage career. Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993. |
| Other Life Event | Mary Barber | Charged with scandalising and vilifying the king and government (George II
and Sir Robert Walpole
), she was out on bail on 2 February. The accusation (for which the penalty ranged from a fine... |
| politics | Mary Caesar | By this time his former Jacobite associates were treating him with some suspicion because they feared that financial need was causing him to curry favour with Robert Walpole
's government. Sedgwick, Romney, editor. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1715-1754. 1970, http://www.histparl.ac.uk/about/publications/1715-1754. Under Charles Caesar (1673-1741) |
| politics | Mary Chandler | MC
was never oppositional in her politics. She supported the Hanoverian monarchy and made no mention, either laudatory or critical, of the government of Sir Robert Walpole
. Shuttleton, David. “Mary Chandlers Description of Bath (1733): the poetic topographies of an Augustan tradeswoman”. Womens Writing, Vol. 7 , No. 3, 2000, pp. 447-67. 451 |
| politics | Mary Countess Cowper | The Whig party underwent various travails during MCC
's time in politics. In December 1716 and April 1717, when Lord Townshend
(brother-in-law of Robert Walpole
) was dismissed first from one and then from another... |
| politics | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | A British ship had, said the Genoese, violated their neutrality by firing on a small boat suspected of being a smuggler. Each side took hostages, and the affair escalated. Lady Mary mobilised her contacts and... |
| politics | Mary Delany | Their object was to embarrass Sir Robert Walpole
's government, which had closed the visitors' gallery for a crucial debate over going to war with Spain. They besieged the gallery until admitted, then barracked the... |
| politics | Eliza Haywood | |
| Publishing | Mary Barber | He concluded, let Mrs Howard
know that I recommend you to the Queen
, qtd. in Stewart, Wendy. “The Poetical Trade of Favours: Swift, Mary Barber, and the Counterfeit Letters”. Lumen, Vol. xviii , 1999, pp. 155-74. 170 |
Timeline
11 June 1727: King George I died and George II assumed...
National or international item
11 June 1727
King George I
died and George II
assumed the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
45-6
31 December 1729: Mary Unknown, a political pamphleteer also...
Women writers item
31 December 1729
Mary Unknown
, a political pamphleteer also writing as Thom Tell Truth
, was interrogated before Walpole
and Newcastle
about her authorship of a libel entitled A Letter to a Member of Parliament in the North.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
12-13
15 May 1730: Sir Robert Walpole's Whig ministry was confirmed...
National or international item
15 May 1730
Sir Robert Walpole
's Whig ministry was confirmed in power following the general election.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
113
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
491
14 March 1733: Sir Robert Walpole first proposed the immensely...
National or international item
14 March 1733
Sir Robert Walpole
first proposed the immensely controversial Excise Bill.
Sedgwick, Romney. The House of Commons, 1715-1754. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
1: 1-2
13 June 1734: A new parliament was called for this date...
National or international item
13 June 1734
A new parliament was called for this date following elections at which the opposition's aim was to shake the security of Sir Robert Walpole
's mandate.
Sedgwick, Romney. The House of Commons, 1715-1754. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
1: 132
3-30 April 1735: Sir John Barnard's bill for regulating the...
Building item
3-30 April 1735
Sir John Barnard
's bill for regulating the theatres and limiting the number of companies failed to pass the House of Commons
, but generated much heated debate over theatre reform.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
3: xlix-l, 411-12
21 June 1737: The Licensing Act received royal assent:...
Writing climate item
21 June 1737
The Licensing Act received royal assent: the number of legitimate theatres in London was set at two, and plays were subject to censorship by the Lord Chamberlain.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
3: l-li
2 February 1742: Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime...
National or international item
2 February 1742
Sir Robert Walpole
, Britain's first Prime Minister, communicated his intention of retiring.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
1368
16 February 1742: The Earl of Wilmington, Spencer Compton (Whig),...
National or international item
16 February 1742
The Earl of Wilmington, Spencer Compton
(Whig), became Prime Minister following Walpole
's resignation; he lasted only eighteen months.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
280
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
113
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
491
By 6 April 1742: An Account of the Conduct of Sarah Duchess...
Women writers item
By 6 April 1742
An Account of the Conduct of Sarah Duchess of Marlborough, a political apologia and attack on her enemies composed by her over almost forty years with various helpers, appeared a few weeks after Prime...
28 March 1745: Sir Robert Walpole, the first minister of...
National or international item
28 March 1745
Sir Robert Walpole
, the first minister of state to be called Prime Minister, died, leaving a large fortune.
Walpole, Horace. The Letters of Horace Walpole. Editor Toynbee, Mrs Paget, Clarendon, 1903–1925, 16 vols.
1: xxxvii
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