William Pitt the Younger is an illuminating biography of one of the great iconic figures in British history: the man who in 1784 at the age of twenty-four became (and so remains) the youngest Prime Minister in the history of England. In this lively and authoritative study, William Hague--...
Taking up office at the age of 24 years and 205 days, William Pitt was the youngest ever prime minister, and one of the longest in the role. His time at Number 10 wasmomentous2. Pitt led the country through major events including the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars,regained3fina...
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Pitt, William ("the Younger") (1759–1806) The youngest prime minister in British history, William Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, led Britain's House of Commons through the aftermath of the American War... D Green - Blackwell Publishing Ltd 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 William Pitt and the ...
Wilberforce studied at Cambridge University where he became friends with the future Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger. In 1780 Wilberforce became MP for Hull and in 1784 for Yorkshire. In 1784-5 whilst on a tour overseas William Wilberforce was converted to evangelical Christianity and from...
which had as its aim the suppression of vice and the reformation of public manners. Later in 1787 he became, at the suggestion of the Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, the parliamentary leader of the abolition movement, although he did not officially join the Abolition Society until ...
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William Pitt, the Younger was a British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister. William Pitt was the second son of William
Get Unlimited Access Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more. Subscribe Hague wrote a number of well-received biographies ofWilliam Pitt the Younger(2004) andWilliam Wilberforce(2007). Peter Kellner The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica...
The former leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, Hague has lately immersed himself in biography writing. As with William Pitt the Younger (2005), this depiction of William Wilberforce recurs regularly to the political arena of the House of Commons. Pitt and Wilberforce were friends and ...