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| 1701 | George I |  |
| Act of Settlement, settles succession if William III, Mary II or Anne have no heirs |
| The Act of Settlement excludes Catholics from the throne |
| London The Act of Settlement excludes Catholics from the throne, including James II |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & descendants from the throne |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne |
| 1701 | James II | |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne |
| 1701 | Sophia Dorothea of Zell | |
| Ensures a Protestant succession |
| The Act of Settlement passes the crown on the death of Anne to Sophia |
| 1705 | Compton | |
| London Appointed Chairman of the Committee of Priveliges |
| 1705 | Cowper, William | |
| Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal |
| 1706 | Cowper, William | |
| Created Earl Cowper, 1st |
| Helps negotiate the Union with Scotland |
| 1707 | Compton | |
| London Appointed Treasurer to Prince George of Denmark, Queen Anne's husband |
| 1707 | Cowper, William | |
| May When the union with Scotland comes into operation the Queen in Council names Cowper Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain |
| 1707 | George I | |
| 1st May Unification is legislated after the Monarchy experiences the conflics of 2 Parliaments |
| 1708 | Somers | |
| London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| 1727 | Walpole, Robert | |
| Instructed by George II to take orders from Spencer Compton |
| 1772 | William IV | |
| Royal Mariages Act, royalty under 25 must have permission of the sovereign |
| 1791 | Grenville, William Wyndham | |
| Feb Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1791 | Osbourne, Francis Godolphin | |
| 23rd Dec Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1806 | Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| 11th Feb Forms a coalition a "Ministry of all the talents" |
| 11th Feb Pitt's supporters remain in opposition |
| 1809 | Perceval, Spencer | |
| 4th Oct Calls for a Government of National unity |
| 1828 | Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 22nd Jan Only Huskisson, Peel & the "Canningites" serve as Ministers in Wellington's Cabinet |
| 1839 | Victoria | |
| Asks Peel to to form a government but refuses to replace Whigs at Court |
| 1841 | Victoria | |
| Appoints Peel to form a government & will replace some Whig appointments at court |
| 1846 | Russell | |
| 30th June Victoria asks Russell to govern but he is unable to form a cabinet, Peel returns |
| 1852 | Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 4th Nov Forms a coaltion government of Peelites, Whigs & Radicals |
| 4th Nov London The House of Commons Press Gallery opens for the 1st time |
| 19th Dec Leads a Lib-Con coalition with Russell & Gladstone |
| 1852 | Russell | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1852 | Stanley, Edward | |
| 23rd Feb Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months |
| 1853 | Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Sydney The Penal Servitude Act increases prison sentences |
| 1853 | Villiers | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| 1853 | Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| 1854 | Bruce, James | |
| London Appointed Governor General of Canada |
| 1854 | Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 23rd Feb London The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state |
| 1854 | Russell | |
| Appointed President of the Council |
| 1855 | Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 29th Jan Sevastopol The government is defeated over conditions facing the troops in the Crimea |
| 1855 | Temple, Henry John | |
| 10th Feb Forms a new Government |
| 1858 | Stanley, Edward | |
| 20th Feb Forms a minority Tory government of free traders & Peelites |
| 20th Feb Gladstone refuse to join the Government |
| 1873 | Chamberlain, Joseph | |
| Birmingham Elected Mayor for Birmingham |
| 1874 | Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| 18th Feb Disraeli forms a new ministry |
| 1885 | Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| 23rd Nov Wins the election but dependent on Irish support |
| 1915 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 17th May Sends a letter to ministers requesting their resignation for a new wartime coalition |
| 26th May The new government is announced |
| 1916 | Law, Andrew Bonar | |
| 6th Dec Asquith refuses to serve under Law him so he is unable to form a new Government |
| 6th Dec Requested by the King to form a new government |
| 1917 | Clynes, John Robert | |
| Appointed Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Food in the Lloyd George coalition government |
| 1928 | George VI | |
| Incapacitated by illness & delegates Sovereign authority to Counsellors of State |
| 1929 | MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 5th June MacDonald forms the new Labour government |
| 1931 | Baldwin, Stanley | |
| London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister to MacDonald due to the latter's poor health |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| The Conservative Party wins 60.7% of votes cast & 522 MPs |
| 1931 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Appointed Minister of Health, 3rd term |
| 9th Nov Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| 1931 | Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| Appointed Financial Secretary at the War Office, 2nd term |
| 1931 | Foot, Isaac | |
| Appointed Minister of the Mines |
| 1931 | George V | |
| Aug Laski complains George V had been undemocratic in asking for a national government |
| 24th Aug George V asks MacDonald to form a National government |
| 4th Nov London Hosts a visit by Gandi in Buckingham Palace during the Round Table Conference on India |
| 1931 | Henderson, Arthur | |
| 26th Aug Most of the Labour Party refuse to support MacDonald's coalition government |
| 1931 | Hoare, Samuel | |
| Appointed Secretary for India |
| 1931 | Hogg | |
| Appointed Secretary of State for War |
| 1931 | Laski, Harold | |
| Aug Laski complains George V had been undemocratic in asking for a national government |
| 1931 | MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Calls an election to ask for a "doctor's mandate" for the National Government |
| MacDonald continues in office by leaving the Labour Party |
| The election takes place during a run on the pound & divisions over expenditure cuts |
| 24th Aug George V asks MacDonald to form a National government |
| 26th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain 3rd term |
| 21st Sep The Bank of England drops the gold standard |
| 27th Oct 554 seats for the national government, 470 Tories & 52 Labour |
| 27th Oct A victory for the National Government |
| 27th Oct Conservative 470, Labour 52, Liberals 33 & others 5 seats |
| 9th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| 11th Dec London The Statute of Westminster provides for a course of independence for the Dominions |
| 1932 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 1st Mar London Britain returns to protectective tariffs |
| 19th April London Includes low expenditure on Defense |
| 20th April London Sets up an Exchange Equalization Fund to prevent sudden fluctuations in sterling |
| 21st July Ottowa Opening day of the Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference |
| 27th July Kensington Fails to agree on methods to check spread of trade barriers |
| 20th Aug Ottowa Final day of the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottowa |
| 20th Aug Ottowa The Imperial Conference decides in favor of limited Imperial preference in trade |
| 28th Sep London National Liberal free traders resign from government over Imperial preference |
| 1932 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 12th Aug Churchill's first Speech in Parliament warning about German rearmament |
| 1932 | Gilmour, John | |
| 1st Oct Appointed Home Secretary |
| 1932 | Inskip, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Attorney General, 2nd term |
| 1932 | MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Samuel's Liberals resign from the national government over imperial preference |
| 4th Sep The Lytton Report on the conflict between China and Japan accuses Japan of being the aggressor |
| 1933 | Brooke | |
| Appointed Minister of Agriculture |
| 1933 | MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| 15th July A pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy is signed |
| 1933 | Phipps, Eric | |
| Berlin Appointed Ambassador to Germany |
| 1934 | Baldwin, Stanley | |
| April Japan issues the "Amu-Settlement", a "hands off" China warning to the USA & Britain |
| 22nd June London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister |
| 22nd June London Takes over most of Ramsey MacDonald's responsibilities due to the latter's poor health |
| 19th July Announces a new air Defense program |
| 19th July Royal Air Force squadrons are to be increased by 41 |
| 23rd Oct London The Naval Disarmament Conference opens in London |
| 1934 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 14th May London Creates an unemployment assistance board to administer aid at a fixed national rate |
| 20th Nov London Announces economic relief for depressed areas |
| 21st Dec London Concludes the coal & cattle pact, a trade agreement made with the Irish Free State |
| 1934 | Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
| 1935 | Baldwin, Stanley | |
| June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 3rd term |
| 1935 | Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| Appointed War Secretary |
| 1935 | Henderson, Nevile Meyrick | |
| London Appointed Ambassador to Argentina |
| 1935 | Hoare, Samuel | |
| London Despite a British fleet in the Mediterranean & sanctions, Italy invades Abysinnia |
| London Large parts of Abyssinia are ceded to Italy, an outcry forces Hoare to resign |
| London Signed by Hoare & Laval, to settle dispute between Abyssinia & Italy |
| 18th June London German-British Fleet agreement, the German fleet is set to 35% of the British, supports the revision of the Versailles treaty and leads to some discomfort between France and Great Britain |
| 11th Sep Geneva Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression |
| 12th Sep Gibraltar Hood & Renown arrive in Gibraltar to impose sanctions & uphold collective security |
| Oct Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 10th Oct London The League of Nations votes by 50 nations to 1 to impose sanctions against Italy |
| 1935 | Hogg | |
| London Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 1935 | MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| 7th June London Resigns due to ill health |
| 1935 | Simon | |
| London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| 7th June Appointed Home Secretary |
| 1935 | Stanley, Oliver | |
| Appointed Minister of Labour |
| 1935 | Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Appointed Secretary for War |
| 1936 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 10th June London Attacks the League of Nation's sanctions against Italy for its invasion of Abyssina |
| 1936 | Hoare, Samuel | |
| Appointed Home Secretary |
| 1936 | Inskip, Thomas | |
| Appointed Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence |
| 1937 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| Inroduces a "National Defence Contribution", defeated by the City & backbenchers |
| Edinburgh The Gilmour Committee reports its findings & a Scottish Office is set up in Edinburgh |
| London USA has "a long way to go yet before they become helpful partners in world affairs" |
| 28th May Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Dec Berchesgaden Halifax & Hitler, "discuss practical questions involved in a European settlement" |
| 29th Dec The Irish free state is replaced by the sovereign State of Eire |
| 29th Dec The State of Eire exists within the Commonwealth but has no links with the crown |
| 1937 | Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty |
| 1937 | Henderson, Nevile Meyrick | |
| Berlin Appointed Ambassador to Germany |
| 1st June London Appeals for Better relations with Germany for "peaceful goodwill & co-operation" |
| 1937 | Hoare, Samuel | |
| London Forced to resign because of public opinion |
| London Outrages public opinion by helping France partition Abysinnia in Italy's favour |
| 28th May Appointed Home Secretary |
| 1937 | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | |
| London Supports Chamberlain's policy of appeasement |
| 1937 | Inskip, Thomas | |
| Appointed Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence |
| 22nd Dec London Inskip's report on arms expenditure is reviewed by the Cabinet, emphasises diplomacy |
