Creator
G. Cruikshank
Title
Title page: The Divine Right of Kings to Govern Wrong.
Coverage
London
Publisher
Printed for William Hone, 45 Ludgate-Hill
Date
1821
Description
This pamphlet, Hone’s version of Daniel Defoe’s Jure Divino (1706), was published in opposition to the “Holy Alliance” created by the monarchs of Austria, Russia and Prussia in 1815 after Napoleon’s defeat, joined by Louis XVIII of France and George IV. In Britain, the religious and moral goals of the Alliance exposed the hypocrisy of new British King, and confirmed suspicions of a corrupt collusion between church and state to suppress emerging democratic ideals, all exacerbated by the “Queen Caroline Affair,” where the King had arguably used extralegal methods and the clergy to rid himself of his consort.
Source
Source: Political Tracts. Six unnumbered volumes containing 42 pamphlets written by William Hone, illustrated with wood engravings by George Cruikshank, published 1819-1821.
The Divine Right of Kings to Govern Wrong. Dedicated to the Holy Alliance. Fourth Edition.
The Divine Right of Kings to Govern Wrong. Dedicated to the Holy Alliance. Fourth Edition.
Relation
From the collection of Josephine Lea Iselin.