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Hace 4 días · 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.
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Hace 4 días · 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.
Hace 1 día · Modern historians generally consider Robert Walpole, who led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain for over twenty years from 1721, as the first prime minister. Walpole is also the longest-serving British prime minister by this definition.
27 de feb. de 2024 · Horace Walpole (1717–97) was an English writer, connoisseur, and collector best known for The Castle of Otranto, which was the first Gothic novel in English and among the earliest horror stories. He built the Gothic Revival mansion known as Strawberry Hill, and he was a committed writer of letters.
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Hace 2 días · Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 > Caricatures and cartoons Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1760 England > 1742 England > London ...
Hace 3 días · No doubt this will be asked again by visitors to Norfolk's Houghton Hall, an imperious estate built in the early 18th century for the first Prime Minister of Britain, Robert Walpole. It's also...
Hace 2 días · Once his subject succeeds to the throne, Thompson exhibits an healthy scepticism over the received narrative that it was Queen Caroline’s support which secured Robert Walpole’s continuation in the Treasury, preferring the view of the then Lord Chancellor, Peter King, that it was consequent on Walpole’s immensely hard work and constant ...
