Wilkes, J.

Japanese: Wilkes,J.(英語表記)WilkesJ
Wilkes, J.

…A radical political movement led by John Wilkes (1727-97) in the 1760s and 1770s in England, which opposed the oligarchic parliamentary system of government of the king and the nobility. Wilkes was born as the second son of a wealthy London brewer, and after studying at Leiden University, he became a member of the House of Commons for Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) in 1757. In 1762 he founded the weekly newspaper North Briton, which attacked the government of Prime Minister Bute, who was the trusted of King George III.

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…1760‐70年代のイギリスで,国王・貴族の寡頭支配的な議会政治体制に反対して,ジョン・ウィルクスJohn Wilkes(1727‐97)が中心となって展開した急進主義政治運動。ウィルクスはロンドンの富裕な酒造業者の次男として生まれ,ライデン大学留学後,1757年エールズベリー(バッキンガムシャー)選出の庶民院議員となり,62年には週刊紙《ノース・ブリトン》を創刊して,ジョージ3世が信任するビュート首相の政権に対して攻撃の論陣を張った。…

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