Charles James Fox

by Henry Offley Wakeman

21 chapters7h 48mEnglish1909

About this book

Charles James Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig member of Parliament and the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger. A staunch opponent of George III, he supported the American colonists throughout the War of Independence. He was a leading parliamentary advocate of religious tolerance, individual liberty, and the anti-slavery cause. A notorious gambler and womanizer, Fox fell in love with and married Elizabeth Armistead, the former mistress of the Prince of Wales, and found happiness and tranquility in their home, St. Anne's Hill. He was most famous for his oratory, of which Wakeman writes that in "the whole range of Fox's speeches there is not to be found a mean thought or an affectation...The very openness and complete absence of reserve, with which he poured out his whole heart to his audience took them by storm." (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Chapters (21)

1Ch. 1: Fox as a Tory, Pt. 1

1062

2Ch. 1: Fox as a Tory, Pt. 2

1029

3Ch. 1: Fox as a Tory, Pt. 3

915

4Ch. 2: The American War

1596

5Ch. 3: The Fall of Lord North, Pt. 1

1294

6Ch. 3: The Fall of Lord North, Pt. 2

1510

7Ch. 4: The Ministry of 1782, Pt. 1

1182

8Ch. 4: The Ministry of 1782, Pt. 2

1370

9Ch. 5: The Coalition, Pt. 1

1480

10Ch. 5: The Coalition, Pt. 2

1159

11Ch. 6: The India Bill, Pt. 1

1346

12Ch. 6: The India Bill, Pt. 2

1083

13Ch. 7: The Years of Opposition, Pt. 1

1380

14Ch. 7: The Years of Opposition, Pt. 2

1691

15Ch. 7: The Years of Opposition, Pt. 3

1487

16Ch. 8: The War with France, Pt. 1

1374

17Ch. 8: The War with France, Pt. 2

1363

18Ch. 9: St. Ann's Hill, Pt. 1

1248

19Ch. 9: St. Ann's Hill, Pt. 2

1303

20Ch. 10: The Ministry of All the Talents, Pt. 1

1268

21Ch. 10: The Ministry of All the Talents, Pt. 2

1960

Charles James Fox

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