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Hace 5 días · A gold seal ring, discovered by a metal detectorist in a Buckinghamshire field, has been identified as belonging to George Grenville, who was British Prime Minister between 1763-65. It will be...
Hace 23 horas · Identified as belonging to George Grenville (1712-1770), prime minister between 1763-65, the ring will be offered at Noonans Mayfair on June 11 with an estimate of £6000-8000. Grenville is partly remembered for trying to reduce Britain’s growing debt by raising revenue in the American colonies with the introduction of the Stamp Act which ...
Hace 3 días · A gold seal ring, belonging to George Grenville, British Prime Minister between 1763-65, will be offered at Noonans on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in a sale of Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu. It is estimated to fetch £6,000-8,000. The auctioneer has described it as “ a truly exciting discovery!
Hace 3 días · George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king.
Hace 2 días · George Grenville, Prime Minister of Britain (pictured above), proposed the Sugar Act to raise money from the colonies to help pay Britain’s debt and to fund a standing army in Colonial America. Image Source: Wikimedia. Sugar Act Summary. The Sugar Act of 1764 was an act of Parliament that updated and expanded the Molasses Act of 1733.
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Hace 4 días · George Grenville, born in 1712, was the second son of Richard Grenville, of Wotton Hall, Bucks. Though at first destined for a career at the Bar, he turned his attention to politics, and in 1741 entered parliament as member for Buckingham, a seat which he held until his death.
Hace 23 horas · In early 1783, George III privately conceded "America is lost!" He reflected that the Northern colonies had developed into Britain's "successful rivals" in commercial trade and fishing. When John Adams was appointed American Minister to London in 1785, George had become resigned to the new relationship between his country and the former colonies.
