The Earl of Russell becomes Prime Minister for the second time

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Tweet Report an Error

Lord Palmerston dies (aged 80) and Lord John Russell becomes Prime Minister, with W. E. Gladstone leader of House of Commons.

20 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The Earl of Russell becomes Prime Minister for the second time". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1858, accessed 23 November 2024.]

1858 The Earl of Russell becomes Prime Minister for the second time 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.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.