Tag: North Briton
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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.