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May 26, 2024 · Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth was a British prime minister from March 1801 to May 1804. Honest but unimaginative and inflexibly conservative, he proved unable to cope with the problems of the Napoleonic Wars, and later, in his decade as home secretary, he made himself unpopular by his.
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2 days ago · Pitt did return to the top job in 1804 after Henry Addington’s three-year tenure as prime minister, but he died in office in January 1806. The issue of Catholic emancipation – which Perceval still staunchly opposed – also brought down the next prime minister, William Grenville.
1 day ago · Prime Minister Thomas Pelham Baron Pelham (1756–1826) 11 November 1803 6 June 1804 — Whig Henry Addington: Henry Phipps 3rd Baron Mulgrave (1744–1792) 6 June 1804 14 January 1805 — Tory William Pitt the Younger: Robert Hobart 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire (1760–1816) 14 January 1805 10 July 1805 — Tory Dudley Ryder 2nd Baron Harrowby ...
Jun 1, 2024 · The life and career of Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 1720–94, 9th earl of Lincoln (1730) and 2nd duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (1768), based on MSS. and papers at present in the keeping of the University of Nottingham.
May 24, 2024 · William Pitt, the Younger (born May 28, 1759, Hayes, Kent, England—died January 23, 1806, London) was a British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister.
May 30, 2024 · Despite its wider remit, first and foremost this is a good diplomatic history. The treaty is often seen as ‘defective’ from a British viewpoint due to French skill and persistence and the Addington government’s distraction and weakness. Grainger does much to undermine this position.
2 days ago · There was still no thought of going to war; Prime Minister Henry Addington publicly affirmed that Britain was in a state of peace. In early March 1803, the Addington ministry received word that Cape Colony had been reoccupied by the British army, in accordance with the orders which had subsequently been countermanded. On 8 March they ordered ...
