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George Canning

  • Canning’s ‘little senate’, 1798-1813

    Canning’s ‘little senate’, 1798-1813

    History of Parliament

    George Canning (1770-1827) was the most talented Member of the House of Commons of his generation, but his political career, which took him (briefly) to the pinnacle, was chequered and controversial. He entered the House in 1793 as a devoted…

  • Prime Ministers’ Funerals

    Emma Peplow

    A look back at the different Prime Ministers who received public funerals… Tomorrow former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral will take place at St Paul’s Cathedral. Public funerals for Prime Ministers have been fairly rare in recent years, but Baroness…