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This Appendix to issue forty-five of The North Briton was published after John Wilkes returned...

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Image title: This Appendix to issue forty-five of The North Briton was published after John Wilkes returned from exile in 1768. Despite being arrested and jailed in the King's Bench Prison, Wilkes sought re-election to Parliament (1768-69), and he used The North Briton to promote himself as a defender of ancient English liberties. The Appendix supplied a detailed account of his prosecution, and began by repeating in full the famous clause from Magna Carta stating that 'No freeman may be apprehended or imprisoned "¦', which was quoted in Latin in the main body of the text and translated into English in a footnote. From his prison cell, Wilkes was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for Middlesex and Alderman of London, despite opposition from the government. His use of Magna Carta was a masterstroke, and throughout this period the rallying cry of 'Wilkes and liberty' was repeatedly heard on the streets of London
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: The North Briton London: For G. Kearsley; J. Williams; W. Bingley, 1762-71 Language: English Source/Shelfmark: Burney 78b, no. 45 (23rd April 1763)
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: written language / event / events / judicial event / 18th century / legacy / text / british library exhibitions / prosecution / magna carta exhibition / liberty / magna carta anniversary / british library exhibition

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