Tory ministry of Robert Harley

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The Tory ministry of Robert Harley was the early 18th-century British government that led peace negotiations to end the War of the Spanish Succession and marked a shift toward Tory dominance under Queen Anne.

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instanceOf British ministry ⓘ
government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
associatedWithEvent fall of the Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
impeachment of Dr Henry Sacheverell aftermath ⓘ
chamber House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
coalitionPartner Jacobite-leaning Tories ⓘ
conflictManaged War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
endedWith death of Queen Anne ⓘ
endTime 1714 ⓘ
formedAfter 1710 general election ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headedBy Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 18th century ⓘ
implemented financial reforms to manage war debt ⓘ
reduction of British military commitments in Europe ⓘ
keyFigure Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke ⓘ
Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt ⓘ
William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislature Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
legislatureTerm 3rd Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
4th Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
5th Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
marked shift toward Tory dominance under Queen Anne ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm Queen Anne ⓘ
notableFor negotiating peace to end the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
officeHolder Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke ⓘ
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ⓘ
Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt ⓘ
officeIncluded Lord Chancellor ⓘ
Lord High Treasurer ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Northern Department ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
opposedBy Whig Party ⓘ
opposedPolicyOf Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
partOf political history of Great Britain (1707–1800) ⓘ
policyPriority peace with France ⓘ
reduction of war expenditure ⓘ
politicalAlignment Tory ⓘ
predecessor Godolphin–Marlborough ministry ⓘ
reasonForChange collapse of the Godolphin–Marlborough ministry ⓘ
startTime 1710 ⓘ
succeededBy Stanhope–Sunderland ministry ⓘ
supportedBy High Church clergy ⓘ
treatyConcluded Treaty of Baden (1714) ⓘ
Treaty of Rastatt ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ

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