1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
LEEDS, IST DUKE OF) he found a minister whose views answered precisely to the views of the existing House of Commons. , Like the Commons, Danby wished to silence both ministry. Roman Catholics and dissenters. . Like the Commons, too, he wished to embark on a foreign policy hostile to France. But he served a master who regarded Louis less as a possible adversary than as a possible paymaster. Sometimes Danby was allowed to do as he liked, and the marriage of the duke of York's eldest daughter Mary to her cousin the p…
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