Download or read book Champion of English Freedom written by Robin Eagles and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-06-15 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of John Wilkes becoming Lord Mayor of London. A man simultaneously full of contradiction and principles, Wilkes was a giant of eighteenth-century England and helped shape modern Britain.