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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.
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Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford - Unpopularity, Politics,...
- 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...
- Francis Atterbury
Francis Atterbury (born March 6, 1663, Milton,...
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Hace 4 días · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
Hace 4 días · Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, which was characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Robert Walpole is generally considered to have been Britain’s first prime minister. This is a chronologically ordered list of the prime ministers, from the earliest to the most recent.
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.
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Hace 1 día · Walpole's opponents in the 1730s in the "country party" and in the American colonies developed an alternative vision of empire that would be "Protestant, commercial, maritime and free". Walpole did not ensure the promised "liberty" to the colonies because he was intent on subordinating all colonial economic activity to the mercantilist advantages of the metropolis.
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.
