Browsing Changes of government, elections and reigns






154 articles found

Headword Date Article Type
Succession to the English throne passes to the Electress Sophia 1700 Topics Short note
Reign of Queen Anne 1702 - 1714 Topics
Queen Anne dismisses Godolphin 1710 Topics Short note
Reign of King George I 1714 - 1727 Topics
Whigs take over government 1714 Topics
Sir Robert Walpole becomes Prime Minister 1721 - 1742 Topics
Reign of King George II 1727 - 1760 Topics
Sir Robert Walpole resigns all offices; the Earl of Wilmington becomes Prime Minister 1742 - 1742 Topics Short note
Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister 1743 - 1754 Topics
Duke of Newcastle becomes Prime Minister for the first time 1754 - 1756 Topics
Duke of Devonshire becomes Prime Minister 1756 - 1757 Topics Short note
Duke of Newcastle becomes Prime Minister for the second time 1757 - 1762 Topics Short note
Reign of King George III 1760 - 1820 Topics Short note
Earl of Bute becomes Prime Minister 1762 - 1763 Topics
George Grenville becomes Prime Minister 1763 - 1765 Topics
Earl of Bute's ministry falls 1763 Topics
The Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister for the first time 1765 - 1766 Topics Short note
William Pitt the Elder becomes Prime Minister 1766 - 1768 Topics
The Duke of Grafton becomes Prime Minister 1768 - 1770 Topics
Lord North becomes Prime Minister 1770 - 1782 Topics

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