Issue No. 45 of The North Briton

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Issue No. 45 of The North Briton is a famously incendiary 1763 political pamphlet that fiercely attacked King George III’s government and led to John Wilkes’s prosecution for seditious libel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf periodical issue
political pamphlet
associatedWith John Wilkes affair
Wilkesite movement
radical politics in 18th-century Britain
author John Wilkes
causeOf debate on freedom of the press in Britain
general warrant issued for John Wilkes and printers
legal case Entick v. Carrington (context of general warrants)
prosecution of John Wilkes for seditious libel
public controversy over general warrants
circulationArea London
linked to: London, England
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
criticizes King George III's government
King's Speech of 23 April 1763
ministry of Lord Bute
linked to: Lord Bute
dateOfEvent 23 April 1763
describedAs famously incendiary pamphlet
followedBy Issue No. 46 of The North Briton
form pamphlet
genre political journalism
political satire
historicalSignificance key episode in the development of protections against unreasonable search and seizure
landmark in the history of freedom of expression in Britain
symbol of opposition to royal influence over Parliament
influenced American colonial discourse on rights and liberties
later debates on civil liberties in Britain
language English
legalChargeRelatedTo seditious libel
mainSubject British government
linked to: UK government

King George III
Seven Years' War
Treaty of Paris (1763)
liberty of the press
parliamentary privilege
medium print
notableFor assertion that the King had been misled by his ministers
provoking a constitutional crisis over general warrants
sharp personal attack on ministers of King George III
partOf The North Briton
politicalAlignment opposition to the court party
support for parliamentary reform
precededBy Issue No. 44 of The North Briton
publicationDate 1763
publisher London (place of publication)
linked to: London, England
seriesOrdinal 45
timePeriod 18th century

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John Wilkes notableWork Issue No. 45 of The North Briton
Issue No. 45 of The North Briton followedBy Issue No. 46 of The North Briton
linked to: Issue No. 45 of The North Briton