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Há 5 dias · Compared to his dazzling successor at the Foreign Office, George Canning, Castlereagh seemed a bit of a bore. One of the two indisputably fascinating things Castlereagh ever did was to shoot Canning in the thigh in a duel brought about as much by the former’s oversized sense of honor as it was by the latter’s oversized sense of entitlement in scheming to oust his rival from the cabinet.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 31 July 2008. ↑ "The politics of drinking in power". BBC News. 9 July 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2006. Prime Minister Herbert "squiffy" Asquith used to sway on his feet when speaking or answering questions in the House of Commons. 1 2 "Prime Ministers in History: David Lloyd George". Prime Minister's Office.
Há 10 horas · In 1827 the prime minister Lord Liverpool became incapacitated and was replaced by George Canning. Peel resigned as home secretary. Canning favoured Catholic emancipation, while Peel had been one of its most outspoken opponents (earning the nickname "Orange Peel", with Orange the colour of the Protestant Orange Order).
26 de mai. de 2024 · His Tory successors, like George Canning, based their approach to governance on his principles of conservative reform at home and vigorous defense of British interests abroad.[^18] Modern historians have been more measured in their assessments of Pitt but still rank him as one of the most able prime ministers.
Há 2 dias · Balliol College, Oxford. George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, FRS, FRGS, FBA (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and then Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who ...
Há 6 dias · John A. Macdonald was Canada's very first Prime Minister, although his period in office actually included two terms (1867-73 and 1878-91), with the second PM (Alexander Mackenzie) in between. Among the honours he gained were the Grand Cross in the Order of the Bath, the Order of St. Michael and St George, Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
Há 2 dias · William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS ( / ˈɡlædstən / GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ...
