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9 de may. de 2024 · William Pitt, the Elder (born November 15, 1708, London—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent, England) was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power.
25 de abr. de 2024 · William Pitt the Younger was a seminal figure in British political history, serving as the youngest Prime Minister of Great Britain at the age of 24 and holding office from 1783 to 1801, and again from 1804 until his death in 1806.
26 de abr. de 2024 · After 1784 William Pitt the Younger emerged as the leader of a new Tory Party, which broadly represented the interests of the country gentry, the merchant classes, and official administerial groups. In opposition, a revived Whig Party, led by Charles James Fox , came to represent the interests of religious dissenters, industrialists ...
Hace 5 horas · William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond, PC, FRSL (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire from 1989 to 2015. He served in the Cameron government ...
Hace 4 días · William Pitt the Younger was the dominant leader until his death in 1806. Pitt's strategy was to mobilize and fund the coalition against France. It seemed too hard to attack France on the continent so Pitt decided to seize France's valuable colonies in the West Indies and India.
Hace 3 días · The long tenure of the wartime prime minister William Pitt the Younger (1783–1801), combined with the mental illness of George III, consolidated the power of the post.
Hace 4 días · A more famous addition was that associated with the name of William Pitt the younger. The Pitt Memorial Committee, having a large surplus after defraying the cost of the statue in Hanover Square, London, offered to the University 'a considerable sum of money for the erection of an handsome building connected with the University Press'.
