Category: Politics
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PM Rockingham’s Unique Contribution to Modern Politics
Britain’s eighth Prime Minster, the Marquess of Rockingham, made an historic contribution to politics during his term as PM. Britain became the first nation in the world to develop this system, which he evolved along with his friend, the Irishman and philosopher Edmund Burke. Read this article, please.
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Benn’s Sixpenny Library Explodes with Knowledge
Want an entertaining and learned history book exploding with detail, written between the Wars? Oh, please, everybody wants that. Try Benn’s Sixpenny Library. There are 252 titles in the series. My copy’s about Eighteenth century Prime Ministers. Go get one. After you read this post. Cho!
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Prime Minister Grenville Sowed the Seed of American Independence
Grenville is remembered as the man who introduced the Stamp Act to the American colonies setting in train events that led to independence. He was from a hugely political family in Buckinghamshire, William Pitt was his brother-in-law and he prosecuted the ‘folk hero’ John Wilkes. Fascinating Prime Minister. Read on.
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Earl of Bute, First Tory and First Scots Prime Minister
He may only have been in office for 318 days, but just about everybody hated our 7th Prime Minster, the Earl of Bute…Scotsman and Tory. Hate the man, but don’t hate his legs. Bute was the Charles Atlas of his day…from the waist down, maybe. Read on…
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Prime Minister Newcastle and Global Supremacy in 1759
Britain’s 4th and 6th Prime Minister, Newcastle returned to the top job in 1757 and just two years later, along with William Pitt the Elder, engineered the 1759 ‘annus mirabilis,’ in which victories against the French launched Britain’s global supremacy. Read. Now. That’s an order!
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Duke of Devonshire, A Prime Minister of Many Pans
The 4th Duke of Devonshire became Prime Minister, Britain’s fifth, from 1756 to 1757. He owned the gigantic stately home Chatsworth House – the one used as Darcy’s Pemberley pile in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. How many ‘pans’ at Chatsworth? Probably many, probably a favourite. Read on!
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Duke of Newcastle Lost an Island, then Resigned
Britain’s 4th Prime Minister, The 1st Duke of Newcastle, followed his brother into the top job, but had to resign after just 2 years after the navy lost the strategic Mediterranean island of Menorca to the French. His nickname was Hubble Bubble. I dare you to click and read more…
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Strong and Stable Prime Minister, Henry Pelham
Henry Pelham was Britain’s 3rd Prime Minister, from 1743-1754. He formed the Broad Bottom Ministry by bringing some Tories into his Whig-led administration. This forced George II to give up his preference for the powerful John Carteret, giveing Pelham control. He’s an interesting fellow. Read this post. That’s an order.
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The Earl of Wilmington is Britain’s Forgotten PM
Eighteenth Century British Prime Minister No.2 Spencer Compton, Earl of WilmingtonPrime Minister: 1742-1743 (1 year + 137 days)Political faction: WhigPredecessor: Sir Robert Walpole[Life: 1674 (DoB unknown) – 2 July, 1743] Click to read Overview of ‘PMs on the Pan‘ ‘PM on the Pan’ Take Aways Check out my PMs on…
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Robert Walpole – Britain’s First Prime Minister
Eighteenth Century British Prime Minister No.1 Sir Robert WalpolePrime Minister: 1721-1742Political faction: WhigPredecessor: Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland[Life: 26 August, 1676 – 18 March, 1745] Click to read Overview of ‘PMs on the Pan‘ ‘PM on the Pan’ Take Aways Check out my PMs on the Pan series of posts1. First…
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