George Grenville 1766-1770 Alliance With the Rockingham Whigs
Abstract
One of the ministers whom King George III thought would do his bidding, and who has gone down in history as a tyrant of the Crown, particularly to the colonies across the Atlantic, was another George, George Grenville. He was the minister responsible for the abominable Stamp Act, which set the spark leading to the revolt from the mother country. It is undeniable that he introduced the Act, pressed for it, succeeded in having it passed, and until his dying day he resolutely defended his having done so. However, a scrutiny of his relations with the King and his cabinet, and with the opposition forces during the succeeding years until his death, reveals a George Grenville quite different from the one usually presented.
Subject Area
European history|Public administration|Political science
Recommended Citation
Hamilton, Mary Loyola, "George Grenville 1766-1770 Alliance With the Rockingham Whigs" (1956). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28623313.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28623313
