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9 June 1812: The Earl of Liverpool became Prime Minister...
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9 June 1812
The Earl of Liverpool
became Prime Minister following the assassination of Spencer Perceval
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Barrell, John. “Shoot first, ask questions later”. The Guardian, 12 May 2012, p. Review 6.
Review 6
10 April 1827: George Canning, a Tory, became Prime Minister...
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10 April 1827
George Canning
, a Tory, became Prime Minister after Lord Liverpool
had a stroke.
Parry, Jonathan. The Rise and Fall of Liberal Government in Victorian Britain. Yale University Press, 1993.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.