Category: William Pitt the Younger

Georgian, 18th Century history, 19th Century history, Frederick North, 2nd earl of Guilford, George Grenville, Robert Walpole, William Pitt the Younger

‘The Story of Parliament’: The office of Prime Minister in the 18th Century

Earlier this year the History published ‘The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain’ to mark the anniversary of Simon de Montfort’s parliament in 1265. The book is a brief introduction to the full 750 years of parliamentary history, aimed at the general reader, and available to purchase from the Houses of Parliament bookshop. On this blog we are publishing some tasters … Continue reading ‘The Story of Parliament’: The office of Prime Minister in the 18th Century

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18th Century history, 19th Century history, Andrew Bonar Law, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, George Canning, Georgian, Henry Campbell Bannerman, Parliamentary Life, Ramsay MacDonald, Victorian, William Ewart Gladstone, William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger, Winston Churchill

Prime Ministers’ Funerals

A look back at the different Prime Ministers who received public funerals… Tomorrow former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral. Public funerals for Prime Ministers have been fairly rare in recent years, but Baroness Thatcher is by no means alone in receiving this honour from the state. The first Prime Minister to have a public funeral was William Pitt … Continue reading Prime Ministers’ Funerals

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