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Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd earl of Liverpool

  • The royal scandal that helped change British politics: the 1820 Queen Caroline affair

    The royal scandal that helped change British politics: the 1820 Queen Caroline affair

    Philip Salmon

    On 5 June 1820 Caroline of Brunswick returned to England to take her place as Queen Consort to George IV. But the breakdown in the couple’s relationship would become a matter of parliamentary and national importance. This blog from Dr…

  • The General Election of 1818

    Philip Salmon

    Today’s blog from Editor of the Commons 1832-1868 Section, Dr Philip Salmon details the significance of the contentious and rather lengthy 1818 election, and the way it shaped constituency voting in the lead up to the Great Reform Act, 1832……