Eclectic shortlist vies for Orwell prize Apr 1, 2008
William Hague's biography of William Wilberforce, published last year to coincide with the centenary of Wilberforce's 1807 Slave Trade Act, follows on the Conservative shadow foreign secretary's award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger. But while few would any longer find Hague's subject a controversial one, the same cannot be said of Observer and New Statesman columnist Nick Cohen's revisionist analysis of the state of the British left wing, which argues that causes traditionally at... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Wednesday, March 26 letters to the editor Mar 27, 2008
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves," William Pitt, 1783. Gerald Reaster. (North County Times)
Letters to the editor Mar 18, 2008
William Pitt of British fame warned us: Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human liberty. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Mar 5, 2008
Whereas General Forbes and Colonel George Washington named the location Pittsburgh , in honor of William Pitt the Elder. Whereas Fort Pitt provided a safe haven for peoples from around the world to follow in Forbes' and Washington's footsteps to travel to Pittsburgh to settle the continent and to pioneer advancements in industry, science, technology, education, the environment, and the arts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
How much is that doggie at the home show? Mar 1, 2008
Legend has it that William Pitt owned a Great Dane, which may be why this German breed became the official state dog of Pennsylvania. And while you might not think the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show is a good place to find one of these huge dogs, you would be wrong. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Can armed students stop campus gun tragedies? Feb 24, 2008
Christopher Stiegel, 20, a sophomore psychology major from Peters, put down a book in the William Pitt Union long enough to explain that he plans to purchase a pistol for protection after his 21st birthday in November. "It's our constitutional right. Why shouldn't we be allowed to practice that and protect ourselves?" he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City awards contract for revitalization project Feb 15, 2008
Garleen Woolard and William Pitt were appointed to two-year terms. Wesley Shelton and Ed Gibson were appointed to one-year terms. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Lead India: Done and dusted by 60 Feb 8, 2008
One does not have to go back to large and modern western democracies to find youthful leadership, although the best examples come from Great Britain (where William Pitt the Younger was a shocking 24 when he first became PM), Canada (Joe Clark, 39) and Australia (Chris Watson, 36). The youngest elected head of government currently is Roosevelt Skerrit (born June 8, 1972), the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica in the West Indies, who was sworn into office at the age of 31. (India Times, India)
The Constitution and the Candidates Feb 5, 2008
As they drafted and debated the Constitution, the founders knew that the sitting English prime minister was William Pitt, the younger, whose father (William Pitt, the elder) had headed the ministry before the American Revolution. Young Pitt had entered Parliament at age 21 and had become prime minister at age 24. (Slate)
Platitudes with attitude Jan 25, 2008
Chatham's son, William Pitt the Younger, "ruled Britain by the sonorous depths of his voice". Their oratory sailed through the key test of profundity. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Caught on canvas: Tony Blair revealed in his first official portrait Jan 19, 2008
Previous portraits of prime ministers at Lincoln's Inn include William Pitt, Spencer Perceval, Herbert Asquith and Margaret Thatcher. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Daniel Kwaku Botwe too "young"? Dec 9, 2007
In good old United Kingdom, we should note that from 1783 -1801, they had their youngest prime minister in the name of William Pitt, "The Younger, who was only 24. On May 2, 1997 Tony Blair then 43 years old became the youngest prime minister since William Pitt in 1801. In 2004, little known Dominican Republic a Latin American country located in the Greater Antilles archipelago on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola elected 34 year old Roosevelt Skerritt as their prime minister. Mr. Skerritt... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
'Atonement' is a splendid adaptation Dec 7, 2007
Her brother Leon, for instance, is more interested in showing off the friend he is bringing back from college, the chocolate heir Paul Marshall (Benedict Cumberbatch, memorable as William Pitt in "Amazing Grace"). Briony's sister Cecilia (Knightley) is also caught up in dramas of her own. (Los Angeles Times)
In 1758, a British general named Pittsburgh Dec 2, 2007
William Pitt the Elder ... A new British government in London, however, led by William Pitt, had decided to follow an 18th-century version of the Colin Powell doctrine: Maximize the odds of success by sending forces in overwhelming numbers ... " Before he left the Forks of the Ohio, Gen. Forbes took one other important action, describing it in a Nov. 27 letter to William Pitt, whom he saw as architect of the British victory. "I have used the freedom of giving your name to Fort Duquesne," he... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pittsburgh celebrates 250th with year of activities Nov 24, 2007
Point State Park was also where General John Forbes and George Washington named the land Pittsburgh, for Sir William Pitt, in 1758. Next summer, the city will host the final stage of a national cycling competition known as the Tour of Pennsylvania. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Murphy mulls town accomplishments made during his two-term tenure Nov 24, 2007
"You cooperate with the developers that have something that is in the best interest of the town," said the first selectman, who worked as residential real estate associate for William Pitt in Danbury after he retired from his career in the U.S. Navy in 1992. He said that after being elected as first selectman he let his real estate license expire "because I didn't want to hear any of the real estate nonsense," referring to possible conflicts of interest. (Brookfield Journal, CT)
These newscast turkeys leave bad aftertaste Nov 23, 2007
On Dec. 1, 1758, General John Forbes formally named the camp at Fort Duquesne Pittsburgh, taking the city's name from William Pitt, the English prime minister. " Too much information After a report on lead found in children's jewelry earlier this month, WTAE anchor Michelle Wright noted, "My daughter loves that jewelry. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City peers to future for 250th birthday Nov 16, 2007
It was at the Point that Gen. Forbes wrote a letter naming the new settlement at the Forks of the Ohio for William Pitt, Britain's secretary of state. The other two projects have regional scope. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
susan barackman Nov 13, 2007
" (Norton vs. Shelby County, 118 US 425 page 442). See also the 9th and 10th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Under NAIS, animal owners still own animals and pay for the animals' upkeep, but the federal government controls how animals are produced, kept, sold and used. Private ownership of property, under government control, is Fascism. You will become a criminal if you raise or have animals without government permission, even if you raise livestock only for your own personal consumption... (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
An election? Bring it on Oct 4, 2007
He insisted he had the leadership and strength to become prime minister in a month's time at the age of 41, making him the youngest prime minister since William Pitt the younger. He alluded to this issue by saying: "There's something else. It's about me. People want to know, are you really up for it, have you got what it takes, and I answer unreservedly, yes.". (Guardian Unlimited)
City Calendar Sep 24, 2007
OAKLAND: The University of Pittsburgh celebrates International Week with events today through Sunday at the William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Ave. They include an International Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday on the lawn; an African Festival from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday in the Lower Lounge; and the 28th annual Latin American and Caribbean Festival, from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday. For details or other events, visit. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Pittsburgh Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Pennsylvania Freedom of Information Coalition (PaFOIC) to Present September 15 Forum on Open Government and Pennsylvania Open Records Law Workshop Aug 31, 2007
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The public is invited to learn about Pennsylvania's Open Records Law, including its current status and use, proposals to change the Right To Know Law, and what a model Open Records Law might look like, during a Forum on Open Government and Pennsylvania Open Records Law Workshop on Saturday, September 15, from 1-4 p.m. at the University of Pittsburgh's William Pitt Student Union. The free event is co-sponsored by the Pittsburgh Professional Chapter... (PR Newswire)
Pa. Right-to-Know law focus of free forums Aug 29, 2007
Sept. 15, William Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh. Oct. 16, Schlow Centre Region Library, State College. (NEPA News, PA)
City seeks new home for YMCA Aug 8, 2007
ChildCare Learning Centers works with the city and Board of Education to operate 16 state-subsidized preschools, including the William Pitt Child Development Center on Hillandale Avenue. City legislators approved $500,000 last August for environmental testing, a traffic study, site survey, site plan and architectural drawings to prepare the dilapidated Hunt building for use as a preschool, and the state awarded $3. (Stamford Advocate)
Orangeburgh now thats real class Jul 15, 2007
Pittsburgh was named after William Pitt, the elder, prime minister of Great Britain, our mother country, and is at the confluence of three rivers. Its where the Ohio River commences down which our pioneers paddled their way to the opening of the continent. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
East Side preschool plan put on hold Jun 11, 2007
The school was to be run by Childcare Learning Centers Inc., which works with the city and the Board of Education to operate 16 state-subsidized preschools, including the William Pitt Child Development Center on Hillandale Avenue. The state awarded $3. (Stamford Advocate)
* Fighting the good fight against slavery Jun 1, 2007
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd (William Wilberforce), Romola Garai (Barbara Spooner), Benedict Cumberbatch (William Pitt), Albert Finney (John Newton), Michael Gambon (Lord Fox), Rufus Sewell (Thomas Clarkson), Youssou NDour (Oloudah Equiano), Ciaran Hinds (Lord Tarleton), Toby Jones (Duke Of Clarence) ... The only son of a wealthy merchant, he studied at Cambridge, where he met his close friend William Pitt the Younger, the future British prime minister, brought to extraordinary life by the young... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
New owner allowed to take over city clinics May 18, 2007
Under the plan, Optimus Health Care will operate the Leslie n Goldstein Children's Health Center, the William Pitt Family Medicine Center, the Dorothy Bennett Behavioral Center, and the internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology clinic. The clinics will see about 51,000 patient visits this year, he said. (Stamford Advocate)
The Next Page: Mayor Lawrence's vision for Pittsburgh May 14, 2007
It will outline the boundaries of Fort Duquesne, reconstruct the Monongahela bastion of Fort Pitt, house a historic museum which will call to memory the French & Indian wars; the great British statesman from whom we take our name, William Pitt, Earl of Chatham; and the great patriot who chose our location, George Washington. Good urban design, as I see it, should not break completely with the past. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Retracing the trail to Forks of the Ohio May 13, 2007
Construction of the trail, conceived in response to the defeat of Gen. Edward Braddock in 1755, was ordered by Prime Minister William Pitt, who recognized the strategic importance of wresting control of the Forks from the French ... The effort literally put Pittsburgh on the map, as it was Forbes who named the fort his troops established at the Forks of the Ohio after his benefactor, William Pitt. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
American Voices: Notable Quotes From the Week in Business May 12, 2007
-- Doug Werner, a broker at William Pitt Sotheby's International Real Estate, explaining how rich homeowners in New York suburbs are unable to sell because subprime lending has dried up and eliminated first-time buyers. I'm not a day-to-day operator. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Home Prices Decline in Wealthy New York City Suburbs Once Immune to Slump May 10, 2007
People who may have bought their first home may not be able to do so now, and that stops some of the movement,'' said Doug Werner, a broker at William Pitt Sotheby's International Real Estate in Darien, Connecticut. Whales eat plankton. (Bloomberg)
UK and US must leave Iraq, says British general May 4, 2007
As Lord Chatham [the politician William Pitt, the Elder, who, in the second half of the 18th century called for a cessation of hostilities in the colonies and favoured American resistance to the British Stamp Act] said, 'if I was an American - as I am an Englishman - as long as one Englishman remained on American native soil, I would never, never, never lay down my arms. The Iraqi insurgents feel exactly the same way. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
News in brief May 4, 2007
A Dave Brown cartoon of Margaret Thatcher sold for 8,400, while the shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, paid 1,560 for a bronze statue of William Pitt. the younger. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Sell Or Die Tryin' May 3, 2007
"There really hasn't been a sale in the Farmington Valley in that price range," said Lisa Sweeney, an agent at William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty in Avon who lived across the street from 50 Cent's property. "Are there houses out there that want that price range? Yes," she said. (FOX61, CT)
Obituaries -- May 3, 2007 May 3, 2007
In the 1980's, she managed the office of William Pitt Real Estate in Westport. Following her husband's death in 1994, she lived with family in Scarsdale, N.Y., and returned to her Akron roots in 1998. (Easton Courier, CT)
- Henry Porter Apr 29, 2007
Following the execution of Louis XVI, William Pitt the Younger introduced a number of emergency measures including sedition laws and the suspension of habeas corpus. Fox opposed them, arguing that the terror in France did not pose a real threat and that Pitt and the king were using it to limit the freedom of the individual and Parliament. (Guardian Unlimited)
Lessons from history Apr 13, 2007
A truce between Napoleon and Britain's last major continental ally, Russia, had left the prime minister, William Pitt, and Canning unnerved and convinced they stood alone against an axis of revolution and disorder. "The attack has been largely forgotten outside Denmark, and even brushed under the carpet by Britain," he said. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Hardware store to move into plaza Apr 7, 2007
That now houses William Pitt Real Estate, Subway, Dip'n Dots and a branch of Pancho's and Gringo's, which is a Mexican restaurant. Another part of that project is the construction of a gas station on the site that used to be taken by a furniture store. (Bethel Beacon, CT)
Writers refuel souls at two-day conference Mar 31, 2007
The day s activities started with a keynote address titled Poets Must Be Centaurs by William Pitt Root, the first poet laureate of Tucson. Root explained that poets must have sensibility, take risks and speak from the soul. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Weekend Hotlist Mar 29, 2007
Students can get a free ticket with valid ID at the William Pitt Union Ticket Office. They must also have ID to get into the show, which begins at 8:30 p.m. with Wiz Khalifa and DJ Bonics. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
P is for Parenting Mar 28, 2007
The two-day conference on "Child Honoring: How to Turn This World Around" will take place in the Assembly Room of the University of Pittsburgh's William Pitt Union, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland. The conference kicks off the Month of the Young Child. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Grace and favour Mar 25, 2007
He couldn't help thinking about his own life while playing a man who entered politics at the age of 21 and was best buddy with William Pitt the Younger, who became Prime Minster at 24 ... "It wasn't so much great actors that made him want to act as the whole acting process. He was smitten with it after appearing in a Welsh language soap opera. "That was it, I just wanted to do it for the rest of my life," he says.His biggest influences are old-time film stars like Cary Grant, James Stewart and... (The Northern Echo)
Group set to take over Stamford clinics Mar 25, 2007
Under the plan, Optimus Health Care would operate the Leslie n Goldstein Children's Health Center, the William Pitt Family Medicine Center, the Dorothy Bennett Behavioral Center and the hospital's ambulatory clinic. One of the hospital's other clinics, a surgery specialty clinic located at the hospital, also will move to 1351 Washington Blvd. but will remain under hospital ownership. (Stamford Advocate)
Amazing Grace defies odds Mar 25, 2007
Unafraid to spar with his foes across the floor, Wilberforce rises quickly to the echelons of power when he joins with an ambitious MP William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) who is elected Prime Minister while still in his 20s. Still, Knight's robust screenplay makes it clear Wilberforce was motivated not by craving for power but by a desire to be part of a greater good. (Edmonton Sun)
The battle of the men in starchy wigs Mar 25, 2007
In any case, their conversation allows director Michael Apted to flash back to Wilberforce's early years, when his friend and future Prime Minister William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch) introduces him to a cadre of anti-slavery types over dinner. It amounts to a kind of abolitionist intervention, and by the time dessert is served Wilberforce is convinced that something needs to be done. (National Post)
Acting the only saving grace in dull biopic Mar 24, 2007
A staunch Evangelist and the founder of the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 21-year-old Wilberforce had been persuaded by his friend and later Britain's prime minister, William Pitt the Younger, to run for Parliament ... Toby Jones (Infamous) is a deliciously decadent Duke of Clarence and Benedict Cumberpatch (memorable in Starter for Ten) gives us a William Pitt who could use more screen time. (Toronto Star)
Three London Bridges Mar 20, 2007
It was originally going to be called the Pitt Bridge, after the Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, but there were fierce protests from London's always vocal citizens, and the name was changed to that of its location, in Blackfriars. Not surprisingly, the name Blackfriars comes from a monastery that was once found here. (Suite101.com)
Universal Express Subsidiary MadPackers.Com ''Door to Dorm(TM)'' Music Tour Announces 3rd Supporting Act and Final Tour Dates Mar 17, 2007
MADPACKERS.COM - "DOOR TO DORM" MUSIC TOUR DATES April 13 Jonestown, PA University Pitts - Johnstown Sports Center April 14 Cullowhee, NC Western Carolina University - Ramsey Regional April 16 Dahlonega, GA Georgia College/State University - Memorial Hall April 17 Chattanooga, TN Memorial Auditorium April 19 Maryville, MO Bearcat Arena - NW MO State April 22 Lubbock, TX Lone Star Amphitheatre April 23 Wichita Falls, TX Kay Yeager Coliseum April 25 Boca Raton, FL Lynn University - Gym April 27... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Starter for 10' is just clever enough Mar 9, 2007
These are admittedly pretty funny, since there are only four members of the Bristol team (a fifth was knocked over by a bus) and the leader is a preening wonk named Watts, played by the splendidly named Benedict Cumberbatch (William Pitt in the recent "Amazing Grace" ). The romantic subplot is hobbled by the fact that Hall is much more appealing as the "dowdy" Rebecca than Eve is as the "beautiful" nit Alice, and her character seems too no-nonsense to put up with Brian's nonsense. (Boston Globe)
Exclusive: Chuck Norris explains what can be done to save oppressed people of the world Feb 26, 2007
Though Wilberforce is regarded as a primary political leader of the movement, others played a pivotal role, including Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), Hannah More (1745-1833), Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) and John Newton (1725 1807), to whose preaching Wilberforce was exposed earlier in his life when he attended Newton's church. Wilberforce would later reflect upon Newton by saying he often found himself "reverencing him as a parent when I was a child.". (WorldNetDaily)
Abolitionists' hymn Feb 24, 2007
Wilberforce was elected to the House of Commons at 21, and allied himself with England's youngest prime minister, William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch), in what has been described as the first modern political campaign, using petitions, boycotts and bumper sticker slogans to turn the tide. It's not that the politics of the English abolitionist movement aren't interesting; they are. (San Jose Mercury News)
'Amazing Grace' ***1/2 Feb 24, 2007
Fortunately, such friends as William Pitt the Younger (Benedict Cumberbatch), convince Wilberforce he can do more good, and remain true to his religious beliefs, if he stays in the House of Commons. advertisement. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Hymn's roots a small part of 'Amazing Grace Feb 24, 2007
Fortunately, such friends as William Pitt the Younger (Benedict Cumberbatch), convince Wilberforce he can do more good, and remain true to his religious beliefs, if he stays in the House of Commons. As Pitt angles for the prime minister's post, he selects Wilberforce to spearhead the movement against the slave trade. (Pensacola News Journal)
MOVIE REVIEWS Feb 24, 2007
") It gives him the drive and conviction that his more cynical colleagues lack, but it also makes it easier for them to write him off as a crank. Gruffudd conveys well the nature of Wilberforce's frustration. He is 50 years ahead of his time, seeing what is obviously wrong and arguing for what's right, while others are stuck in the dark. His friendship with William Pitt the Younger -- the youngest prime minister in British history -- is his most important alliance, and to a degree that's both... (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Amazing Grace' packs moral heft Feb 24, 2007
He had a conversion experience at 26, almost went into the ministry but was persuaded by friends, notably William Pitt (who became England's youngest prime minister), to do his preaching politically. Part of a devout circle, he was greatly influenced by John Newton, an evangelist and former slave ship captain. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Amazing Grace' traces unsung hero's fight against slavery Feb 23, 2007
Toby Jones (the other Capote) makes an epicene Duke of Clarence, the King's son (King George III, you may recall, is off being insane) while Benedict Cumberbatch is a canny, red-haired William Pitt, youthful prime minister and Wilberforce's boyhood friend. Michael Gambon gambols through as Lord Charles Fox, Ciaran Hinds glowers as the villainous Lord Tarleton, and Albert Finney, looking like a hedgehog in a cassock, is John Newton, the slave-trader-turned monk who wrote the title hymn, the... (Boston Globe)
Freedom fighters Feb 23, 2007
Rather than sticking to a straightforward chronological narrative, the movie opens in 1797 with an older and ailing Wilberforce, hallucinating from laudanum and haunted by his failure to achieve his goal, and then shifts back 15 years to Wilberforce as a young man, newly elected to Parliament and plotting strategy with future Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger (an excellent Benedict Cumberbatch). Sparkling bits of dialogue inject warmth and humor into the story, whether it is a servant... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
This history lesson worth repeating Feb 23, 2007
The film traces Wilberforce's introduction to the abolition movement through his friend and future Prime Minister William Pitt (Benedict Cumberbatch, soon to be seen in Atonement) to his decision to eschew the pulpit for the more earthly if seemingly impossible task of pushing profit-hungry politicians to abolish slavery. Apted tells much of his story in flashback, which might be awkward or confusing except for Gruffudd's transformation: As a young man with flowing dark locks, he's charismatic... (The Miami Herald)
`Amazing Grace' is saga of anti-slavery crusade Feb 23, 2007
His religious zeal for the cause first alarms his friends, but then the wily future prime minister, William Pitt the Younger (Benedict Cumberpatch), finds a way to use it, and him. God sometimes does his work with a gentle drizzle, not a storm. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Britain's great emancipator Feb 23, 2007
A close friend of the young prime minister, William Pitt, Wilberforce joined Parliament in his early 20s and devoted his life to the abolitionist movement and, later, to the emancipation of slaves. He died in 1833 at 73, three days after the Abolition of Slavery Bill was passed in the House of Commons. (Seattle Times)
SLAVE TRADE'S HOLY WARRIOR Feb 23, 2007
" Wilber makes it his personal mission to pass a law abolishing the slave trade. He's a soft touch whose house gradually fills with hungry beggars and broken animals, but he shows muscle in Parliament by allying with his friend William Pitt the Younger, who would be prime minister at age 24, to pass a bill outlawing the slave trade. As he becomes a voice for change, he regains his singing ability, too, in a startlingly earnest scene in a gentleman's club in which he delivers the film's title... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Amazing Grace Feb 22, 2007
The actors fill these stuffed shirts with as much quiet energy as they can: Benedict Cumberbatch as foxy prime minister William Pitt, Albert Finney as the blind, raging Newton, Romola Garai as Wilberforce's supportive wife. But they're no more individualized than the wrinkled, sneering legislators (Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds) who insist British economic needs should trump human suffering. (San Jose Mercury News -- Entertainment)
Abolition of slavery Feb 15, 2007
Inevitably, then, Wilberforce dominates the movie as he did the campaign, but his allies included the prime minister, William Pitt the Younger (Benedict Cumberbatch), and fellow members of the so-called Clapham Sect, not least Thomas Clarkson (Rufus Sewell). The former slave trader John Newton (Albert Finney) and a freed slave, Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour), encouraged him, while Lord Charles Fox (Michael Gambon) eventually backed him in Parliament. (International Herald Tribune)
British Food - The Humble Pie Feb 9, 2007
" The practice of eating meat pies cooked with spices and fruits continued well into the 18th Century. Sweet veal pies of that period contained layers of marrow above and below the meat, along with candied orange, raisins and brandy. In 1806, the great statesman William Pitt, uttered on his death bed one of his more meaty statements. "I think I could eat one of Bellamy's veal pies. During the 19th Century the taste for sweetened meat pies gradually switched to the less extravagant savoury pie. (Suite101.com)
