George IV1784
Grants Pitt a dissolution of Parliament
Great Britain · Government / Whig Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Grants Pitt a dissolution of Parliament
Dissolved after Grey proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy
Proposes a Bill allowing Catholics into the Army & Navy, the King dissolves Parliament
Grey asks William IV to dissolve Parliament so that the Whigs could secure a larger majority in the House of Commons, Grey explains this would help his Government to carry their proposals for Parliamentary reform
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