Name

Chapter 10 — The Manoeuvre and the Act

Description

The parliamentary manoeuvre. The Duke's vulnerability. The compensation negotiation. The Isle of Man Purchase Act — its passage, its terms, its assumptions. The Mischief Act. The legislative package that dismantled the island's commercial system. The moment Parliament purchased a feudal title and assumed it had bought a territory.

Period

1764–1765

Key Figures

Key figures: John Murray 4th Duke, Charlotte Murray, Sir Fletcher Norton, Lord Mansfield

Part

Part II: By George, He's Got It

Type

Chapter