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Excerpt from Beacon Lights of History, Vol. 10: European Leaders O the death of George IV. In 1830, a new po litical era dawned on England. His brother, William IV who succeeded him, was not his equal in natural ability, but was more respectable in his character and more liberal m his views. With William IV. Began the undisputed ascendency of the House of Commons in national affairs. Before his day, no prime minister could govern against the will of the sovereign. After George IV., as in France under Louis Philippe, the king reigned, but did not govern. The chief of the ascendent political party was the real ruler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.