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15 de abr. de 2024 · Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford (born August 26, 1676, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England—died March 18, 1745, London) 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.
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On his return to England in 1741, Walpole entered...
- John Carteret
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville (born April 22, 1690—died...
- Charles Spencer, Earl of Sunderland
After George I’s accession in 1714, Sunderland was made lord...
- James Stanhope
In 1716–17 Walpole and his colleague Viscount Charles...
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1 de may. de 2024 · Sir Robert Walpole was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving under the first two Hanoverian Kings George. He was born on Aug. 26, 1676, in Houghton, Norfolk. His parents, Robert and Mary, had 19 children.
15 de abr. de 2024 · On his return to England in 1741, Walpole entered Parliament, where his career was undistinguished, although he attended debates regularly until 1768. In 1791 he inherited the peerage from a nephew, a grandson of Robert Walpole. He remained unmarried, and on his death the earldom became extinct.
15 de abr. 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.
Hace 3 días · Robert Walpole managed to wind it down with minimal political and economic damage, although some losers fled to exile or committed suicide. Robert Walpole. Robert Walpole is now generally regarded as the first Prime Minister, from, 1719–1742, and indeed he invented the role.
Hace 2 días · In the most infamous incident, Captain Robert Jenkins claimed to have had his ear cut off in a confrontation with a Spanish boarding party (see box below). Public pressure drove the peace-loving administration of Sir Robert Walpole, prime minister since 1721 and the dominant political personality of his age, reluctantly to war with Spain.
Hace 6 días · George II, King and Elector. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2011, ISBN: 9780300118926; 315pp.; Price: £25.00. A detailed biography of George II in English has been needed for some time. His is one of the longer reigns of an early modern British monarch (1727–60), encompassing both the final military defeat of the Stuart cause in 1745 ...
