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Há 4 dias · Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford was a British statesman (in power 1721–42), generally regarded as the first British prime minister. He deliberately cultivated a frank, hearty manner, but his political subtlety has scarcely been equaled. Walpole was the third son of Colonel Robert Walpole by his.
- John Plumb
Há 4 dias · Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford - Unpopularity, Politics, Prime Minister: Walpole won the general election of 1734, which had given rise to many violent contests and a resurgence of the old bitterness about excise, but his growing unpopularity was underlined by the loss of many seats in the large seaports and heavily populated ...
Há 2 dias · Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 > Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1760 England > 1742 England > London ...
Há 4 dias · The youngest son of the prime minister Robert Walpole, he was educated at Eton and at King’s College, Cambridge. In 1739 he embarked with his Eton schoolmate, the poet Thomas Gray (later to write “An Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard”), on a grand tour of France and Italy, in the midst of which they quarrelled and separated.
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2 de abr. de 2024 · Prime Minister Robert Walpole implemented the unwritten policy known as Salutary Neglect. Image Source: Wikimedia . The Navigation Acts Were a Direct Cause of the American Revolution
- Randal Rust
10 de abr. de 2024 · A genealogical table of the noble family of Walpole, Earl of Orford [graphic]. Published / Created. [1764] Publication Place. London. Publisher. Printed for Wm. Segar. Abstract. Genealogical table of the Walpole family starting with Robert Walpole, died 1700 and ending with George Walpole ... 12 July 1763.
Há 2 dias · George still liked Walpole and rewarded him with a peerage, but recognised he had lost the confidence of the House of Commons. On the other hand, ministerial revival began, aided by the king’s reconciliation with Frederick after Walpole’s resignation.
