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View of the City of London from across the River Thames

Heralds carrying the pennon or banner of France

Some of the Greengrocers had been queuing for over two hours to obtain supplies

Letter from Pope to Charles Montagu

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Samuel Whitbread, English politician gerenuk View of the City ofSamuel Whitbread, English politician, 19th century. Whitbread (1758 1815), a member of the successful brewing family, campaigned for the abolition of slavery, and was a proponent of a national education system. In 1815 Whitbread began to suffer from depression, and in June of that year he committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor.