Lord Palmerston resigns as Foreign Secretary

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In Britain, Lord Palmerston resigns as Foreign Secretary, after giving his approval to Louis Napoleon without governmental authorisation. On 26th December he is succeeded by Lord GranvilIe.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Lord Palmerston resigns as Foreign Secretary". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18262, accessed 23 November 2024.]

18262 Lord Palmerston resigns as Foreign Secretary 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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