Devonshire and Dorset Regiment — Cap Badge Active 1958–2007 Country United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Devonshire, Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th duke of, marquess of Hartington, earl of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish of Hardwick — ▪ British statesman born July 23, 1833, Lower Holker, Lancashire, Eng. died March 24, 1908, Cannes, Fr. British statesman whose opposition to the Irish Home Rule policy of his own Liberal Party caused him to assume (1886) the leadership of the… … Universalium
Devonshire, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of, Marquess Of Hartington, Earl Of Devonshire, Baron Cavendish Of Hardwick — ▪ prime minister of Great Britain born 1720 died October 3, 1764, Spa, Liège, Austrian Netherlands [now in Belgium] prime minister of Great Britain from November 1756 to May 1757, at the start of the Seven Years War. Eldest son of William… … Universalium
Ministry of All the Talents — Lord Grenville, Prime Minister 1806 1807 The Ministry of All the Talents was a national unity government formed by William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 11 February 1806 after … Wikipedia
1757 Caretaker Ministry — The Caretaker Ministry was the government of Great Britain for a short time in 1757, during the Seven Years War.In 1756, King George II of Great Britain was reluctantly compelled to accept a Ministry dominated by William Pitt the Elder as… … Wikipedia
Coalition Ministry — Upon Queen Anne s accession to the English throne in 1702, she appointed Lord Godolphin as First Lord of the Treasury and the Duke of Marlborough as Master General of the Ordnance (among other numerous appointments). They would lead this… … Wikipedia
Chatham Ministry — The Chatham Ministry was a British government led by William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham that ruled between 1766 and 1768. Because of Pitt s former prominence before his title, it is sometimes referred to as the Pitt Ministry. Unusually for a… … Wikipedia
Thatcher ministry — Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister (1979 1990) Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom between 4 May 1979 and 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative government. She was the first woman to hold that office … Wikipedia
North Ministry — Lord North, First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1770–1782 The North Ministry governed the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1770 until 1782. Overseeing in this time the Falklands Crisis, the Gordon Riots and much of the… … Wikipedia
Chamberlain War Ministry — The Chamberlain War Ministry was formed on 3 September 1939 by Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who reconstructed his existing government so as to prosecute the Second World War. The government was notable for having a… … Wikipedia
