The office of Prime Minister‚ which walpole had created‚ was not understood by the politicians of the time. Indeed‚ the concept of a “sole” or “overgrown” minister was thoroughly disliked and was indignantly repudiated by those in power. The “outs”‚ those who were unimportant‚ came to resent the PM but nevertheless‚ such position was proving to be essential for the administration of government. The new administration formed in 1742 consisted of Walpole’s followers with the addition of some new Whigs
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How important to Pitt’s success was his relationship with George III? King George III played a significant part in Pitt’s success as Prime Minister but I wouldn’t say it was all down to the King. There were many aspects that contributed to his success and many were due to his relationship with King George‚ however some were simply because of Pitt himself. Some historians believe that his success was all based on his close links with the monarchy and without it he would never of been able to achieve
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Anne Marbury Hutchinson was a puritan who came to an American colony following the puritan leader John Cotton. She was home-schooled and self taught herself. Her spouse was William Hutchinson‚ a chief magistrate of the colony of Portsmouth on the island of Aquidneck. She lived from 1591-1643 in a Massachusetts colony for a while until she was brought to court for being charged with sedition and contempt of the Government and was kicked out. Hutchinson challenged the authority of the Priests at the
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“The Praise of Folly” Desiderius Erasmus In Erasmus’ work “The Praise of Folly”‚ the narrator delivers a speech praising Folly with the following: "And to whom is it generally agreed life owes its beginning if not to me? For it certainly isn’t the spear of mighty-fathered’ Pallas or the shield of cloud-gathering’ Jupiter which fathers and propagates the human race‚"1[2496]. Here the narrator‚ who is Folly herself‚ tries to put herself above everyone else‚ even the Gods on Olympus. She says
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Those Sweet Words Norah Jones The song that I have chosen is Those Sweet Words by Norah Jones. I chose this song because it displays some of the hopeless emotions of love that my poem also expresses. Both are about a lover who fails to gain the attention of the one they love. The song has a more up beat tone about it however‚ as if it is not completely hopeless. Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter‚ pianist‚ and actress. Her birth name is Geethali Norah Jones Shankar‚ she was born
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Why was the reform act of 1832 passed? There were several major factors involved in the build up to the reform act which all led to the government having to enforce the reform act to keep the people happy. The voting system was extremely out of date‚ having not been altered since the 18th century and the government had not taken into consideration the demographic changes with had taken place since then. There were many rotten boroughs (Areas which had low vote to high representation ratio) and
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Sir Thomas Wyatt’s They flee from me tells a short story of man seduced by a woman that felt so good in the beginning‚ yet became so deceivingly dissatisfying in the end. This poem conveys complaints by a man abandoned by his mistress. The printed version by Richard Tottel ("The lover showeth how ") is a revised version and tries to polish‚ if not‚ improve Wyatt’s original version of the poem. However subtle the revision appears to be‚ Tottel tries to clarify Wyatt’s intentions. The irony in "They
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Whig Ideology The Whigs were a political party that was in opposition to the Tories another political party in England and Scotland that developed in response to the need for reform during the 18th and 19th century. The group was made up of different groups of society that opposed British politics. Whigs were made up of Presbyterians against Restoration and aristocrats that opposed the licentious behavior and the lavish spending that was occurring at the court. Whigs were also liberals that
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Why was Pitt’s 1784 administration not expected to last; and why did it against the odds? There were many factors that threatened William Pitt politically in 1784‚ however‚ equally‚ there were just as many factors that assisted in securing Pitt’s position as Prime Minister. Firstly‚ Pitt‚ at the age of 24‚ had become Great Britain’s youngest Prime Minister ever‚ and consequently was mocked for his youth. A popular rhyme circulated that is was “a sight to make all nations stand
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