1. 1715
    The highly eventful Parliament of 1715 was dominated by the political struggles occasioned by the transition to the new royal dynasty, the House of Hanover, following the death of Queen Anne on 1 A
  2. 1722
    The process of consolidating the Whig regime continued into this Parliament.
  3. 1727
    The general election which was held during August and September 1727 had been unexpected, being brought about by the sudden death of George I.
  4. 1734
    When Parliament reassembled in January 1735 the political atmosphere was decidedly more confrontational than it had been in 1728.
  5. 1741
    The 1741 election practically annihilated what remained of Sir Robert Walpole’s majority in the Commons.
  6. 1747
    The Parliament of 1747 was far more settled then its predecessor, with much less acrimony between government and opposition.