Question
Henry Sampson Woodfall was tried for seditious libel for publishing this author’s works, only to be freed on the grounds of a mistrial. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this nom de plume used in a series of letters to the Public Advertiser from 1769 to 1772, which drew public attention for their sharp criticisms of the ministries of the Duke of Grafton and Lord North.
ANSWER: Junius
[10e] Junius’ political sympathies lay with this party, the chief rivals of the Tories in the 18th century.
ANSWER: Whigs
[10m] In response to suggestions he was the writer of the Junius letters, this radical allegedly replied “Would to Heaven that I could have written them". He founded the North Briton and introduced the first Parliamentary reform bill.
ANSWER: John Wilkes
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