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As predecessor of Sir Robert Walpole, he was in effect a prime minister before the office was created, and he administered the country at a time of major conflict within Europe. However, Harley's style of politics was characterized by secrecy and mistrust, and this tended to overshadow serious assessment of his influence and achievements.
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), Lord Treasurer. Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 14 portraits Politician; as a moderate Tory, worked initially with the Whigs in pursuing the war against France; intrigued against the Marlboroughs and Godolphins, who persuaded Queen Anne to dismiss him, 1708; two years later he secured their overthrow, becoming virtual head of a ...
11 de jun. de 2018 · Harley, Robert, 1st earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (1661–1724). Prime minister and bibliophile. From a puritan Herefordshire family, Harley was MP for Tregony (1689–90) and New Radnor Boroughs (1690–1711), and in the 1690s a leader of the new country party (which attacked the royal prerogative and a standing army), as well as twice being chosen Speaker of the Commons.
Sir Robert Harley. Sir Robert Harley KB (baptised 1 March 1579 – 6 November 1656) was an English statesman who served as Master of the Mint for Charles I. A devout Puritan, he supported Parliament in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Life. He was the son of Thomas Harley of Brampton Bryan Castle in Herefordshire and his wife Margaret, daughter ...
Robert Harley (1661–1724), député de Radnor et Tregony ; Robert Harley (en) (1706 - 1774), député de Leominster, 1731–1741 et 1742–1747, et Droitwich ; Robert William Harley (en) (1829–1892), administrateur colonial britannique. Autres. Robert Harley (en) (1828–1910), ministre de la congrégation anglaise ;
2 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Harley (1661-1724) was in his late 20s when he was first elected to Parliament as MP for Tregony in April 1689. He would remain a member of Parliament, first of the Commons and then of the Lords, for the rest of his life. Both his power and personal style was reflected in a number….
The Impeachment of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford was a legal process in the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1715 when the former First Minister Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford was impeached and sent to the Tower of London. Harley was accused of a number of crimes including high treason during his time in office, with charges particularly focusing on ...
