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Despotism

Form of government

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Images referencing Despotism

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  • King George III sits in his library pondering which advice to accept: to govern by law or by force. Engraving, 1771.
  • Lord North and the Earl of Mansfield stand on a platform addressing a group of distressed patriots beyond which ships of war sail and sink. Engraving, 1776.

Works from the collections

15 works

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    The spirit of despotism [Eight lines of quotations].

    Vicesimus Knox | Date: M,DCC,XCIX. [1799]
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    Killing no murder briefly discoursed in three questions. By Col. Titus, alias William Allen.

    Titus, Silius, 1623?-1704. | Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXLI. [1741]
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    The spirit of despotism [Eight lines of quotations].

    Vicesimus Knox | Date: Nov. 28, MDCCXCV. [1795]
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    Lord North stands on two blocks astride a stream carrying members of parliament which flows from the door of Westminster Hall. Engraving, 1774.

    | Date: [1 Dec. 1774] | Reference: 584819i
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    Chains of slavery . A work wherein the clandestine and villainous attempts of princes to ruin liberty are pointed out, ..

    Jean-Paul Marat | Date: 1774
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