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|affiliation = | |affiliation = Order of the Garter | ||
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|first mention = The Book of the War (novel) | |first mention = The Book of the War (novel) | ||
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}}Lord '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the [[British]] | }}{{wikipediainfo|Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh}} | ||
Lord '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the [[British]] politician in the late [[18th century|18th]] and early [[19th century|19th centuries]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') He was a member of the [[Order of the Garter]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
[[Percy Shelley]] regarded | In the late [[18th century]], Lord Castlereagh was Secretary of War. The [[Second Doctor]] foiled an [[assassination]] attempt on him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | ||
By [[1814]], Viscount Castlereagh was Foreign Secretary, and he was placed in charge of restoring [[Europe]]'s monarchs following the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Under the cover of this charge, he furthered the [[Star Chamber]]'s aims by shutting down enemy [[occult]]ist movements in [[France]]. He was a long-time ally of fellow Garter Knight [[Arthur Wellesley|Viscount Wellington]]. | |||
[[Percy Shelley]] regarded the Castlereagh as a political enemy. In the published version of his [[1819]] poem ''[[The Mask of Anarchy]]'', he said that [[Death (Timewyrm: Revelation)|"Murder"]] wore "a mask like Castlereigh". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 05:05, 23 November 2018
Lord Castlereagh was the British politician in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. (PROSE: World Game, The Book of the War) He was a member of the Order of the Garter. (PROSE: The Book of the War)
In the late 18th century, Lord Castlereagh was Secretary of War. The Second Doctor foiled an assassination attempt on him. (PROSE: World Game)
By 1814, Viscount Castlereagh was Foreign Secretary, and he was placed in charge of restoring Europe's monarchs following the Napoleonic Wars. Under the cover of this charge, he furthered the Star Chamber's aims by shutting down enemy occultist movements in France. He was a long-time ally of fellow Garter Knight Viscount Wellington.
Percy Shelley regarded the Castlereagh as a political enemy. In the published version of his 1819 poem The Mask of Anarchy, he said that "Murder" wore "a mask like Castlereigh". (PROSE: The Book of the War)
