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Sir Robert Walpole after his Fall from Power, 1742–1745
Author(s) -
OATES JONATHAN
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1468-229X
pISSN - 0018-2648
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-229x.2006.00364.x
Subject(s) - politics , george (robot) , power (physics) , government (linguistics) , history , law , economic history , sociology , political economy , political science , art history , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
It is often assumed that Sir Robert Walpole's career in politics ended with his ceasing to be chief minister in 1742. During his remaining years, however, he continued to exert political influence by bolstering and advising the government, especially in 1743–4. Even without political office, he was still seen as the fount of patronage. He was also able to pursue his other interests in this time and enjoyed favour with both King George II and his former political colleagues. Yet his health, never good, deteriorated rapidly towards the end of 1744 and he died bravely in the spring of the following year.