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The
Grenville ministry
was a
British
Government headed by
George Grenville
which served between 16 April 1763 and 13 July 1765. It was formed after the previous Prime Minister, the
Earl of Bute
, had resigned following fierce criticism of his signing of the
Treaty of Paris
with its perceived lenient terms for France and Spain despite
Britain's successes in the Seven Years War
. Grenville's government was made up largely of the same members as Bute's had.
George III
had a violent dislike of the new government because of his resentment of the way they had replaced his favourite Bute.
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During its two years, the Ministry confronted growing discontent in Britain's
American colonies
which were to lead to the
American War of Independence
breaking out in 1775. The Ministry also had to deal with the antics of
John Wilkes
.
The King's violent dislike of Grenville eventually forced him to dismiss him as first minister and replaced him with the
Marquess of Rockingham
, whom he hated almost equally.
Ministry
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References
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- Browning, Reed (1975).
The Duke of Newcastle
. Yale University Press.
- Hibbert, Christopher (1999).
George III: A Personal History
. Penguin Books.
- Whiteley, Peter (1996).
Lord North: The Prime Minister Who Lost America
. The Hambledon Press.