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Napoleon leading the way in #Social_Distancing
#2metres #twitterstorians

Died #OnThisDay 1806 Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire: incomparable icon of #18thcentury culture, fashion & politics
#HistParl #twitterstorians

"You say that Dresden is very sickly; I am sure #London is at least as sickly now, for there reigns an epidemical distemper, called by the genteel name of l'influenza... God keep you from all distempers, & bless you"
Lord Chesterfield to his son, 1767
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‘Opposition are in great want of a leader & a general system. One set are so candid, another so violent, a third so dissatisfied, that the scene is dreadful'
John Calcraft MP to the earl of Chatham #OnThisDay 1771
#leadership #HistParl

#OnThisDay 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte marched into #Paris setting in motion the 'Hundred Days' that would conclude with his defeat at Waterloo & final abdication.
The allied powers were forced once again to search for a #cure
#twitterstorians #Wellington

"I stay at home most mornings, & in the mind's eye traverse the kingdoms of Arcot & Tanjore, with a few little excursions to Bengal, Berar, & Orissa"
John Wilkes 1777 #SelfIsolation

Between 1714 and 1721 there were 5 chancellors of the exchequer. In spring 1721 the role, combined with the office of 1st lord of the treasury, returned to Robert Walpole (who had held them before 1715-17).
He kept them for the next 21 years
#HistParl #Budget2020 #PrimeMinister

#OnThisDay 1764 #Parliament debated the issue of general warrants in response to the Wilkes affair. Several MPs, normally #government supporters, deserted over the issue
https://t.co/5TmZRKaYIk
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Hard on the heels of William & Mary's proclamation as King & Queen #OTD 1689 there began a major #reshuffle of the great offices of state, clearing out the majority of James's old ministers & functionaries
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#OnThisDay 1766 the marquess of Rockingham urged the king to offer Pitt the Elder a place in #government:
"the events of yesterday in the House of Commons have shown the amazing powers & influence which Mr. Pitt has whenever he takes part in debate"
#HistParl #Parliament