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8 de jun. de 2018 · Walpole, Sir Robert, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745) British statesman, widely acknowledged as the first prime minister (1721–42). Following the Tory victory in the general election of 1710, Walpole was impeached for corruption, expelled from Parliament, and sent to the Tower of London (1712). A Whig martyr, he was reinstated on the ...
Robert Walpole, 1.° conde de Orford ( Houghton, Norfolk, 1676 - Londres, 1745), conocido entre 1725 y 1742 como Sir Robert Walpole, fue un destacado político inglés, considerado de facto como la primera persona en ocupar el cargo de primer ministro del Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña. Ocupó el poder durante casi 21 años, desde 1721 hasta 1742 ...
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, holds a prominent place in British history as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. His political career, which spanned from 1701 to 1742, was marked by remarkable achievements, consolidating the Whig party's power and strengthening the principles of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. His legacy lies in his ability to establish an effective ...
1 de ene. de 2012 · The historian A. J. P. Taylor wrote that Walpole was ‘as much the first modern Prime Minister we should recognize as Adam was the first man’. Walpole had a long tenure as First Lord of the Treasury (1721-1742) and became the dominant figure within government from around 1730.
Hace 4 días · J.H. Plumb analyses the career of the man recognised as Britain's first prime minister. Walpole. Over the high table at King's College, Cambridge, hanging in the place of honour, is a splendid portrait of Sir Robert Walpole. There he is – short, fat, coarse-featured, jovial, resplendent in the Garter of which he was so proud.
15 de abr. de 2024 · 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 counties. Nevertheless, his majority, although diminished ...
For the various personages who presided over the government of England and subsequently Great Britain at the pleasure of the monarch, usually with said monarch's permission, prior to the government under Robert Walpole as prime minister in 1721, see List of English chief ministers .
