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3 days ago · Both Pelham and Newcastle were overshadowed by their more famous predecessor Robert Walpole and by their charismatic successor, William Pitt the Elder. Like Walpole, both brothers regarded themselves as staunchly Whig though their ideology was by no means clear-cut.
6 days ago · Horace Walpole (1717–97) was an English writer, connoisseur, and collector best known for The Castle of Otranto, which was the first Gothic novel in English and among the earliest horror stories. He built the Gothic Revival mansion known as Strawberry Hill, and he was a committed writer of letters.
1 day ago · Robert Walpole managed to wind it down with minimal political and economic damage, although some losers fled to exile or committed suicide. Robert Walpole. Robert Walpole is now generally regarded as the first Prime Minister, from, 1721–1742, and indeed he invented the role.
Jun 17, 2024 · He and his brother-in-law Robert Walpole (later earl of Orford) then formed an effective opposition movement within the Whig Party. After the two Whig factions were reconciled in 1720, Townshend became president of the Privy Council and (in 1721) secretary of state.
4 days ago · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Jun 24, 2024 · It had its greatest width upon the river and adjoined the land sold later to the Earl of Carbery on the south-west. Here was built the house which later became the home of Sir Robert Walpole, and portions of which still exist in the Hospital Infirmary.
5 days ago · Anne fought stubbornly to keep her favourite minister, but when the Duke of Somerset and the Earl of Pembroke refused to act without "the General nor the Treasurer", Harley resigned: Henry Boyle replaced him as Secretary of State, and his fellow Whig, Robert Walpole, replaced St John as Secretary at War.
5 days ago · Rt. Hon. Robert Walpole (afterwards Earl of Orford) (11th June, 1720). Rt. Hon. Charles Lord Cornwallis (19th April, 1721). Rt. Hon. Spencer Compton ( afterwards Earl of Wilmington ) (15th March, 1721–1722).
4 days ago · WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — In a gathering near a picturesque lake outside Yellowstone National Park, hundreds of people cheered Wednesday as a Native American leader spoke the name revealed on...
6 days ago · Cheyenne's annual fireworks show, presented by Cheyenne Frontier Days and the City of Cheyenne, will light up the skies over Frontier Park beginning at 9:35 p.m. on the Fourth of July.
