An old engraving of a crowd attacking Lord Bute, London, England, UK in 1763. It is from a Victorian history book of Lord Bute had proposed The Cider Bill of 1763, a tax on the production of cider to help repay Britain's national debt which had reached unprecedented levels following the Seven Years War. Riots broke out in London and the West Country and Bute became one of the most hated politicians of his time. John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713–1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British nobleman the first Tory Prime Minister under George III.
An old engraving of a crowd attacking Lord Bute, London, England, UK in 1763. It is from a Victorian history book of Lord Bute had proposed The Cider Bill of 1763, a tax on the production of cider to help repay Britain's national debt which had reached unprecedented levels following the Seven Years War. Riots broke out in London and the West Country and Bute became one of the most hated politicians of his time. John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713–1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British nobleman who served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 under George III. He became the first Tory to hold the position and was arguably the last important royal favourite in British politics. He stepped down as prime Minister after falling out with the king.
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Location: London, England, UK
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