Pitt's Successors Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Henry Addington? How long was he PM for? What was he like/ what did he do?
A
- 1801 - 1804
- Tory
- didn’t perform well in parliament
- Treaty of Amiens 1802
- Pitt attacked his administration during war w/ France = failed to ensure a majority
- income tax
2
Q
What was the Treaty of Amiens?
A
- 1802
- temporality held peace between France and Britain
- Broken by Britain
3
Q
Who was Lord William Grenville? How long was he PM for? What was he like/ what did he do? (9)
A
- 1806 - 1807
- 1807: abolishment of slave trade
- whig
- cousin of Pitt
- youngest son of prior PM
- failed to raise awareness on Catholic emancipation
- ‘ministry of all talents’
- failed to manage war with France
- ‘boogie’ : questionable appearance, dress sense and manners
4
Q
Why was Grenville’s administration called a ‘ministry of all talents’?
A
- full of members across the spectrum of political ideologies
- included opponents
- lack of consensus
5
Q
Who was the Duke of Portland? How long was he PM for? What was he like/ what did he do? (6)
A
- 1807 - 1809
- aristocratic whig family
- MP for Weobley, Herefordshire
- career marked by ineptitude and corruption
- policies aligned with tory beliefs more
- failed to govern ministers during war with France = ministerial rivalries = no majority
6
Q
Who was Spencer Perceval? How long was he PM for? What was he like/ what did he do? (8)
A
- 1809 - 1812
- Tory
- assassinated by John Bellingham in 1812
- only PM to be assassinated in office
- 1811 Regency Act: George III son acts for him due to his mental illness
- Evangelical Anglican
- underwrote cost of war but that resulted in high taxes = unpopular
- lack of political ambition due to conservatism
7
Q
Why was Spencer Perceval assassinated?
A
- John Bellingham believed that Britain did not do enough to support him when he was a war prisoner in Russia
