1809 A Circumstantial Report of the Evidence and Proceedings upon the Charges Preferred Against His Royal Highness the Duke of York in the Capacity of Commander in Chief, in the Months of February and March, 1809

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First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition of this work.

Illustrated with a frontispiece, and ten plates.

Collated, bound without two plates.

This report is an account of the proceedings upon the charges against Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany by the author, Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle. Wardle was an army officer and, whilst serving as an M.P., developed an interest in corruption in the army. He alleged that Prince Frederick's mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, was promising promotion to officers in return for money.

Wardle pursued a legal case against the Duke of York and secured his resignation as commander-in-chief. Following this resignation it emerged that Wardle had negotiated with Clarke regarding Prince Frederick before his parliamentary attack and that her testimony was bought.

Mary Anne Clarke was the great-great-grandmother of Daphne du Maurier, who wrote a novel about her life, 'Mary Anne'.