bouleversement
Americannoun
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Melbourne said to me at Court that ‘it was a great bouleversement, a great experiment, and we must see how it worked.’
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Greville, Charles
He replied he did not think there would now be a bouleversement, but a Ministry of Lafayette, Lamarque, and all that party who were impatient to plunge France into war.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry
Spain, now controlled by Alberoni, was to be the third power concerned in effecting this bouleversement, which involved the overthrow of the regency of Orleans in France.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
Suddenly, into the middle of this general bouleversement, a rumour gained credence that the Emperor himself was at the Tuileries.
From The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 by Stirling, A. M. W.
But it is in Imperial politics that the bouleversement has been most complete.
From The Open Secret of Ireland by Kettle, T. M. (Thomas Michael)
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