Earl Grey becomes Prime Minister

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Duke of Wellington resigns over the civil list and Lord Grey is asked to form a Liberal-Whig ministry, with Lord Palmerston as Foreign Secretary.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Earl Grey becomes Prime Minister". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1846, accessed 23 November 2024.]

1846 Earl Grey becomes Prime Minister 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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