Walpole by John Morley ~ Full Audiobook [biography]
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The Cabinet and the Crown
Queen Anne held a cabinet every sunday at which she was herself present. No sovereign has been present at a meeting of the cabinet since anne though george the second presided on one memorable occasion in privy council. Queen and herself wrote dispatches to her generals and ministers abroad again when buis the dutch pensionary came over to argue against the peace he had a private audience of the queen with secretary of state no doubt being present. The withdrawal of the sovereign from cabinet councils was essential to the momentous change that transferred substance of authority and power from the crown to a committee chosen by one member of the two houses of parliament from among other members end of chapter seven the cabinet part
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