THE ENGLISH POLITICAL SYSTEM IN THE 1780S. THEME Background to the nature of government and political parties in this period. INTRODUCTION Today power is exercised by the leaders of that political party which currently holds the greatest number of seats in the House of Commons. These seats are contested‚ usually at four- or five-year intervals‚ in general elections at which almost all persons of eighteen years and over are entitled to vote. The general election selects individuals.
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In December 1783‚ George III engineered the dismissal of the Fox-North Coalition‚ which he hated‚ and appointed William Pitt the Younger as Prime Minister. Pitt had very little personal support in the House of Commons and the supporters of Charles James Fox and Lord North felt that the constitution of the country had been violated. The doctrine that the government must always have a majority in the House of Commons was not yet established and Fox knew he had to be careful. On 2 February 1784 Fox
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literature‚ William Wilberforce’s story followed the archetype of a traditional hero. William Wilberforce was an example of a common mortal hero. He was a normal‚ completely realistic person‚ in that he stumbled many times and often emphasized his humanity by saying‚ “Am I not a man?”After years of work without success he felt he had failed‚ but he still pressed forward. He possessed no extraordinary power or skill‚ but he rose to the occasion and changed the world. Not only was William one of the
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This lasted for a few days for the King had to stop his hostilities‚ Pitt had to be brought to the ministry and the King had to place his trust in the Pelhams. With the trust of the Commons and now the trust of the King‚ Pelham was now the head of the Cabinet and thus England’s second Prime Minister. Why did the War of the
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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 and stare: a kingdom trusted to a schoolboy’s care.” As a result Pitt was not always taken seriously as many
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a century of colonial-imperial relations. During the Seven Years’ War with France‚ the English Prime Minister William Pitt‚ began issuing orders to his troops. One such orders was to forcible enlist colonists into the army‚ a practice called Impressments. They also took supplies from farmers‚ blacksmiths‚ made colonists provide shelter to troops‚ all without compensation. Later Pitt would relax these policies that colonists hated and vowed to reimburse the colonists. The later never happened.
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and his son‚ George IV fought for the throne‚ and Parliament was in an all-out war to keep the country from having a civil war. Nevertheless‚ the Crisis became a public spectacle looking like a court battle with George III as the Defendant with William Pitt‚ his attorney and George IV the Plaintiff‚ under the guise of the Whig party to make sure they will gain power if he
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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 the things he did but it is apparent that without the King’s help‚ Pitt may have never obtained his position in power. However‚ it is also clear that to a great extent‚ Pitt’s success is due to his own gained
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parliamentary reform‚ the Tories would split even further. The Duke of Wellington claimed that that the system in place at the time was as near perfect as anyone in Britain could have hoped for. There was protest against this and his resignation followed. William IV‚ the new king‚ called upon Earl Grey and his Whig party to form a government and having made a Reform bill a condition of acceptance‚ he agreed. The whigs were not the liberal reformers who believed in sharing political power more sparsely that
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