300 Years of British Prime Ministers Part 1
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
1/2. It's a big summer for British politics with Boris Johnson's resignation and the race between conservative hopefuls Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to take his place firmly on. To make sense of this coveted premiership, we've delved into the History Hit podcast archives for a rampage through the history of British Prime Ministers. In this episode, Dan is joined by Dr Hannah Grieg for a whirlwind tour of the eighteenth century's many Prime Ministers. From Sir Robert Walpole through William Pitt the younger through to Lord Liverpool, they discuss the creation of the office, prime ministerial control of the House of Commons, conflicts with the king and how politics has changed from continuity to constant change.
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| 0:00.0 | Remember all those special moments we spent together? |
| 0:02.7 | You're smile in the morning over an espresso. |
| 0:05.1 | Cozy afternoons curled up with a hot chocolate, |
| 0:07.8 | even keeping you up all night in towns and cities across the country. |
| 0:11.4 | We've been through a lot together over the years, |
| 0:13.4 | so how about we make some new memories over a coffee? |
| 0:16.6 | Our treat. |
| 0:17.4 | Feel the love with a Costa coffee on us. |
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| 0:32.9 | This episode is sponsored by Audible, |
| 0:34.9 | where you can now stream the new series of that brilliant Stephen Fry's |
| 0:39.1 | secrets of podcast. |
| 0:41.6 | It peaks behind the curtain of the 1920s this time. |
| 0:44.4 | The life and times of the flappers. |
| 0:46.7 | Police women, radio, the movies, jazz, |
| 0:50.6 | the British sense of humour. |
| 0:52.8 | Centorship and the secrets and lies, the financial crash. |
| 0:57.4 | This is another installment of Stephen Fry that listeners love. |
| 1:00.8 | There are some brilliant stories in here, |
| 1:02.7 | all told in a very Stephen Fry type of way. |
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