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The First Madness of George III
The coalition of Fox and North did not last long. They did not have the support of the King. The American Revolution had shattered the complacency of England - reform was in the air. Ideas for Parliamentary reform were discussed. The aim was to increase the number of boroughs which elected members and thus reduce the possibilities of corruption. There was talk of universal suffrage and democratic representation. All agreed that reform was needed but no decision could be made as to how to go about it.
George III played an important part in the politics of the day he had been on the throne 23 years and when he fell ill in 1788 there was concern from outsiders for his safety and from insiders for their future.
Charles James Fox |
CHARLES JAMES FOX (1749-1806)- MP
- Younger son of Henry Fox
- Became MP for Midhurst in 1768
- Made a Lord of the Admiralty by North
- Resigned and reappointed in 1772 but dismissed in 1774
- Elected MP for Westminster in 1781
- Secretary of State under Rockingham in 1782
- Resigned on Rockingham's death as he did not like Shelburne
- Formed a Government with North in 1783 under the leadership of Portland
- Resigned over the India Bill
- Foreign secretary under Grenville in 1806
- Died in September 1806
Pitt the Younger is the youngest Prime Minister of all time. He was just 24 when George III asked him to form a government. The MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) was founded in 1788.
18TH CENTURY LONDON CHURCHES
- St Mary Woolnoth, King St. and Lombard St. - Hawksmoor
- St Anne, Limehouse - Hawksmoor
- Christ Church, Spitalfields - Hawksmoor
- St George, Bloomsbury Way, Holborn - Hawksmoor
- St Alfege, Church Street, Greenwich - Hawksmoor
- St Botolph, Aldgate - George Dance Sr.
- St Luke, Old Street, Finsbury - George Dance Sr.
- St Peter, Vere Street, Marylebone - Gibbs
- St Paul's, High Street, Deptford - Thomas Archer
 
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| 1765 | Rockingham becomes Prime Minister
Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
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| 1766 | Grafton becomes nominal Prime Minister
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| 1768 | Royal Academy of Arts founded
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| 1769 | Captain Cook lands at Tahiti
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| 1770 | Lord North becomes Prime Minister
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| 1773 | Boston Tea Party
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| 1775 | American Revolution begins
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| 1776 | American Declaration of Independence
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| 1778 | Death of Pitt the Elder
France joins America against Britain
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| 1782 | North resigns
Rockingham becomes Prime Minister
Rockingham dies
Shelburne becomes Prime Minister
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| 1783 | Shelburne resigns
William Pitt the Younger becomes Prime Minister
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| 1788 | George III becomes insane
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| 1789 | French Revolution begins
George Washington becomes 1st President of the USA
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