1. 1690
    Following the ‘Glorious Revolution’ the brief Convention Parliament of 1689-90 and the enactment
  2. 1695
    The Triennial Act – passed in December 1694 despite earlier royal vetoes – decreed that no future parliament was to last longer than three years.
  3. 1698
    The 1698 Parliament was to last only two sessions, witnessing the gradual collapse of the Junto ministry and its piecemeal replacement by men of Tory stamp.
  4. 1701
    William III’s new ministry was predominantly Tory, consisting of such senior Tory figures as Lords Godolphin and Rochester, and
  5. 1701 (Dec.)
    During the spring and summer of 1701 public opinion crystallized in favour of war against France.
  6. 1702
    The accession of Queen Anne on 8 Mar. 1702 necessitated a general election, though this was not held until after she had appointed a new ministry.
  7. 1705
    During the 1702 Parliament the Tories had shown that their views in relation to the major issues confronting the nation – the Church, the war, the succession, and the q
  8. 1708
    Following the 1708 election the fortunes of the Whigs seemed at last to be rising. During the summer, news of Marlborough’s victory at Oudenarde brought the ministry a fresh burst of popularity.
  9. 1710
    It had not been Harley’s intention to lead a ministry dominated by extreme Tories, and in the light of recent events he was more than ever co
  10. 1713
    The 1713 election only served to increase the Tory majority and so offered the lord treasurer no respite from the problems now besetting him.