...the Admiralty Board in late 1744. He spoke on naval matters in the Commons but hoped for further promotion. He joined the Treasury Board in 1747, further developing his financial...
...was reluctant to form a permanent opposition party but his group’s ideological position was given a significant boost by the publication in 1770 of Edmund Burke’s Thoughts on the Present...
...then Aldborough in 1754. Although widely acknowledged as a formidable Commons performer, Pitt lacked a large personal following and George II still treated him with suspicion. He was not promoted...
...deeper story of British support for liberal constitutional progress and the promotion of self-government by free peoples against perceived absolutist despotism throughout the world, whether that be through backing constitutionalists...
...in 1769. Fitzroy’s tenure as an MP was short too. His grandfather’s death in May 1757 led to his elevation to the Lords and his promotion to Lord Lieutenant of...
...End of the War in Europe 1945 (HMSO, 1996) David Stafford, Endgame 1945: Victory, Retribution, Liberation (Little, Brown, 2007) Keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts....
...act represented a significant change from the opinion of married women as a “perfect nuisance” to the Treasury. Keep tabs on the past. Sign up for our email alerts. ...
...(Third Millenium, 2015). See also the excellent commentaries on these clauses on the website of the Magna Carta Project Keep tabs on the past.Sign up for our email alerts. ...
...Defence Volunteers (better-known as the Home Guard), road signs were removed, and large parts of the South East were designated as Defence Areas. The Need for Instructions One of the...
...the American War of Independence meant that it soon rose by £75 million. Taxing issues overseas Such talents, along with significant changes in the administration of India, Ireland and Canada,...