Browsing Changes of government, elections and reigns










99 articles found

Headword Date Article Type
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
The Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister for a second term 1782 - 1782 Topics Short note
The Earl of Shelburne becomes Prime Minister 1782 - 1783 Topics Short note

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