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Perceval, Spencer (1762-1812), was the only British prime minister who met a violent death in office. On May 11, 1812, he was entering the lobby of the House of Commons when he was shot by John Bellingham. Bellingham pleaded insanity at his trial for Perceval's murder. But he was found guilty and hanged on May 18. Perceval had been prime minister for three years during the Napoleonic wars. More »
Bligh, bly, William (1754-1817), a British sea captain and colonial governor, won fame as a... More >>
Bolingbroke, Viscount (1678-1751), Henry St. John, was an English statesman and writer. He became... More >>
Burke, Edmund (1729-1797), a British statesman, influenced the history of Britain and many other... More >>
Bute, Earl of (1713-1792), served as British prime minister in 1762 and 1763. Bute's appointment... More >>
Byng, John (1704-1757), was a British admiral and governor of Newfoundland who was executed for... More >>
Derwentwater, Earl of (1689-1716), James Radcliffe, an English nobleman, supported James Edward... More >>
Fox, Charles James (1749-1806), a brilliant English statesman and speaker, was a friend of the... More >>
Gordon Riots (1780) followed the passing of the Catholic Relief Act of 1778 by the British... More >>
Grafton, Duke of (1735-1811), Augustus Henry Fitzroy, was prime minister of Britain from 1768 to... More >>
Grenville, George (1712-1770), was a British prime minister. He introduced the Stamp Act in 1765.... More >>
Grenville, William (1759-1834), was a British prime minister. He was prime minister in the... More >>
Highland Clearances were a series of evictions in the Scottish Highlands from the late 1700's to... More >>
Hood, Samuel (1724-1816), Viscount Hood, was a British admiral who outmaneuvered the French... More >>
Howe, Richard (1726-1799), Earl Howe, was a famous British naval officer who fought in the... More >>
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