The Yoke of Empire Sketches of the Queens Prime Ministers
The Yoke of Empire Sketches of the Queens Prime Ministers
Reginald Baliol Brett Esher
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From whispers in drawing-rooms and club-windows rumours spread into pro- vincial town-halls and country market- places. Ignited by the public press, suddenly the flames of unpopularity were fanned into a blaze, and Prince Albert became the object, not only of abuse and attack, but also of public impeachment. At one moment it was even credited that he had followed in the wake of former traitors to the State, and had been immured in the Tower. The storm broke, and was allayed in the House of Comm...ons. Then the curious and somewhat unusual spec- tacle was observed of a Prime Minister, together with his predecessors and suc- cessors in that office, agreeing to support each other in an apparently ungrateful cause. Attempts have been made to analyse the reasons which underlay the Prince's unpopularity. His dress, the cut of his clothes, his manner of shaking hands, his seat on horseback — all these con- 72 THE QUEEN AND HER m tributed, it was said, to the prejudices of the aristocracy against him.
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