Thomas Pelham-Holles, first Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne

Standard Name: Newcastle upon Tyne, Thomas Pelham-Holles,,, first Duke of

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CL performed this difficult task under pressure of financial need. Her husband helped by compiling the index. When she had finished the work she appealed to Andrew Millar for support: Alexander spent three weeks hiding...

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23 January 1720: The Lord Chancellor (the Duke of Newcastle)...

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23 January 1720

The Lord Chancellor (the Duke of Newcastle ) closed Drury Lane Theatre for several days because of a dispute with its licensee, Steele .

31 December 1729: Mary Unknown, a political pamphleteer also...

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31 December 1729

Mary Unknown , a political pamphleteer also writing as Thom Tell Truth , was interrogated before Walpole and Newcastle about her authorship of a libel entitled A Letter to a Member of Parliament in the North.

16 March 1754: The Duke of Newcastle became Prime Minister...

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16 March 1754

The Duke of Newcastle became Prime Minister after a long career of managing the Whig party machine.

29 June 1754: In Cabinet the Duke of Newcastle for the...

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29 June 1754

In Cabinet the Duke of Newcastle for the first time enunciated the imperial idea as regards North America and the French presence there.

16 November 1756: Upon the resignation of the Duke of Newcastle,...

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16 November 1756

Upon the resignation of the Duke of Newcastle , the Duke of Devonshire , a Whig, briefly became Prime Minister. He was in turn replaced by Newcastle in July of the following year as the...

6 April 1757: William Pitt was dismissed from office as...

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6 April 1757

William Pitt was dismissed from office as Secretary of State.

29 June 1757: The Duke of Newcastle formed his second government,...

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29 June 1757

The Duke of Newcastle formed his second government, this time a Whig coalition with William Pitt .

1758: The Tory writer John Shebbeare was sentenced...

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1758

The Tory writer John Shebbeare was sentenced to stand in the pillory for writing Letters to the People of England, a scathing attack on the Newcastle government.

November 1762: At the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet in London,...

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November 1762

At the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet in London, Pitt was vociferously welcomed, while Bute , who was thought to be too soft in the peace negotiations, was nearly mauled by the crowd.

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