William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire

‘A very disagreeable situation’: the brief premiership of William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire

Charles Littleton

November 1, 2022

Following Liz Truss’s record-breaking short tenure as Prime Minister, recently much attention has turned towards some of the historical figures who held the post of Premier for only a short period of time. William Cavendish, 4th duke of Devonshire, is…
‘A frenzy of quitting’: the art of resigning in the 18th century

Charles Littleton

August 4, 2022

In the latest blog for the Georgian Lords, Dr Charles Littleton considers two episodes in the mid-18th century when governments were subject to mass resignations… Between 5 and 7 July 2022, over 60 members of Boris Johnson’s government resigned, the…