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A portrait of Viscount Castlereagh. Process print, 19--, after Sir Thomas Lawrence.

George, Prince Regent, in uniform holding out a swollen hand which is supported by Wellington; representing the enormous amount of money given to the army compared with the navy. Coloured lithograph, 1816.

The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates in their faces; representing the burden of taxation required by the Royal family. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1816.

The Green Bag Committee investigating allegations of sedition and unrest. Coloured etching by L. Marks, 1817.

A large man in bed after giving birth to a mouse; referring to the Duke of Buckingham's attempt to introduce his own 'Reform Bill' which excluded disenfranchisement. Coloured lithograph by J.Doyle, 1832.

The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps them stand up; representing additions to the ministry after the removal of the Regency restrictions. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1812.

John Bull as a patient, in disarray, reclines on a sofa and receives medical treatment from politicians. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1813.

King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the extravagant monarch's distressed retreat from England at the time of the Queen's trial. Coloured etching by R. Cruikshank, 1820.

To the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlereagh, knight of the shire for the county of Down.

John Locke. Line engraving by M. Bisi, 1817, after himself after Sir G. Kneller, 1697.

The speech of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlreagh, upon delivering to the House of Commons of Ireland, His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's message on the subject of an incorporating union with Great Britain, with the resolutions; containing the terms on which it is proposed to carry that measure into effect. February 5, 1800.

Speech of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlereagh, in the Irish House of Commons, Wednesday, February 5, 1800, on offering to the house certain resolutions, proposing and recommending a complete and entire union between Great Britain and Ireland.

A report of two speeches delivered by the Rt. Hon. Lord Viscount Castlereagh, in the debate on the Regency Bill, on April 11th, 1799.

The speech of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlereagh, upon delivering to the House of Commons of Ireland, His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant's message on the subject of an incorporating union with Great Britain, With The Resolutions; containing the terms on which it is proposed to carry that measure into effect. February 5, 1800.

A report of two speeches delivered by the Rt. Hon. Lord Vscount Castlereagh, in the debate on the regency bill, on April 11th, 1799.

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Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822

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Speech of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Castlereagh, in the Irish House of Commons, Wednesday, February 5, 1800, on offering to the house certain resolutions, proposing and recommending a complete and entire union between Great Britain and Ireland.

A report of two speeches delivered by the Rt. Hon. Lord Viscount Castlereagh, in the debate on the Regency Bill, on April 11th, 1799.

A report of two speeches delivered by the Rt. Hon. Lord Vscount Castlereagh, in the debate on the regency bill, on April 11th, 1799.