Secretary
Year
1543
 
Secretary Catherine Parr Bucler
1547
 
Secretary
1550
 
Secretary State
1558
 
Secretary Scotland
1559
 
Rebellion
1561
 
Secretary Scotland Maitland
1565
 
Assassination of Rizzio Italy
 
Death of Rizzio, David
 
Exile of Maitland
 
Rebellion
 
Secretary Scotland Rizzio
1566
 
Assassination of Rizzio Italy
 
Death of Rizzio, David
 
Secretary Scotland Maitland
 
Secretary Scotland Rizzio
1572
 
Secretary Paget
1577
 
Secretary State
1583
 
Secretary Wales Greville
1587
 
Trial of Paget
1596
 
Peerage
 
Secretary State
 
Succession of James IV
1599
 
Pardon Paget
1603
 
Succession of James IV
1604
 
Peerage
1615
 
Secretary War & Foreign Richelieu
1630
 
Secretary Mazarin
1641
 
Dismissal of Vane
 
Secretary State
1654
 
Secretary
1657
 
Knighthood Bennett
1660
 
Secretary of State
 
Secretary State
1662
 
Impeachment
 
Peerage
 
Resignation of Bennett
 
Secretary State
 
Triple Alliance
1663
 
Peerage
1666
 
Battle of Pentland Hills
 
Rebellion
1667
 
Secretary Treasury Downing
1668
 
Triple Alliance
1671
 
Secretary Navy Osbourne
1672
 
Economy
 
Peerage
 
Secretary State
1674
 
Impeachment
 
Peerage
 
Resignation of Bennett
 
Secretary State
 
Triple Alliance
1684
 
Secretary State
1689
 
Secretary State
1694
 
Secretary State
1705
 
Secretary State
1708
 
Secretary War Walpole
1713
 
Minister of State
1718
 
Secretary War Le Blanc
1721
 
Secretary State
1724
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War Pelham
1742
 
Secretary State
1756
 
Secretary State
1757
 
Resignation of Pitt
 
Secretary State
1761
 
Resignation of Pitt
 
Secretary State
1762
 
Resignation of Pitt
 
Secretary State
1765
 
Secretary Ireland Burke
 
Secretary State
1770
 
Publication of Burke
 
Secretary State
1771
 
Secretary State
1774
 
Battle of Lexington
1781
 
Secretary War USA Lincoln
1782
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary State of War
 
Secretary State War
1783
 
Battle of Lexington
 
Secretary Cavendish
 
Secretary
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary State of War
 
Secretary State War
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War USA Lincoln
1790
 
Publication of Burke
 
Secretary Home
1791
 
Secretary Home
1794
 
Death of Beauharnais, Alexandre de
 
Execution of Beauharnais
 
Secretary Assembly
 
Secretary Cavendish
 
Secretary
 
Secretary State of War
 
Secretary State War
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1795
 
Publication of Burke
1798
 
Secretary Assembly
 
Secretary Nth West Terr Harrison
1803
 
Peerage
1804
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary War Stewart
1805
 
Secretary War Stewart
1806
 
Secretary Britain Holland
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary War Stewart
1807
 
Duel Stewart
 
Secretary Britain Holland
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War Stewart
1809
 
Duel Stewart
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War Stewart
1812
 
Resignation of Peel
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary Ireland Peel
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1817
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War Calhoun
1818
 
Secretary Embassy
 
Secretary Ireland Peel
1822
 
Resignation of Peel
 
Secretary Home
1825
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War Calhoun
 
Secretary War USA Barbour
1826
 
Secretary Embassy
1827
 
Resignation of Peel
 
Secretary Embassy
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary Ireland Peel
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1828
 
Peerage
 
Police
 
Reform of Police
 
Resignation of Lamb
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary Ireland Lamb
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War USA Barbour
1829
 
Police
 
Reform of Police
 
Secretary Embassy
 
Secretary State
1830
 
Independence
 
Peerage
 
Police
 
Reform of Police
 
Resignation of Lamb
 
Secretary Colonies Stanley
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary Ireland Lamb
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1833
 
Secretary Colonies Stanley
1835
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1836
 
Secretary State
1837
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War USA Poinsett
1839
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1841
 
Peerage
 
Resignation of Stanley
 
Secretary Colonies Gladstone
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary Treasury Cardwell
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1844
 
Peerage
 
Resignation of Stanley
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War USA Poinsett
1845
 
Peerage
 
Resignation of Stanley
 
Secretary Colonies Gladstone
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary Treasury Cardwell
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1853
 
Secretary Navy Dobbin
 
Secretary Treasury Wilson
1855
 
Diplomacy
 
Resignation of Russell
 
Secretary Colonies Molesworth
 
Secretary Treasury Wilson
1858
 
Diplomacy
 
Resignation of Russell
 
Secretary Colonies Bulwer Lytton
 
Secretary Colonies Molesworth
 
Secretary India Stanley
 
Secretary Treasury Wilson
1859
 
Secretary Colonies Bulwer Lytton
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary India Stanley
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1861
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1866
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary India Gascoyne Cecil
 
Secretary War Cavendish
1867
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary India Gascoyne Cecil
1868
 
Legislation Alcohol
 
Reform of Alcohol
 
Resignation of Gladstone
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary India Gascoyne Cecil
 
Secretary War Cardwell
1869
 
Legislation Alcohol
 
Reform of Alcohol
 
Resignation of Gladstone
 
Secretary Home
1872
 
Legislation Alcohol
 
Reform of Alcohol
 
Resignation of Gladstone
1873
 
Legislation Alcohol
 
Reform of Alcohol
 
Resignation of Gladstone
 
Secretary Home
1874
 
Legislation Alcohol
 
Peerage
 
Reform of Alcohol
 
Resignation of Gladstone
 
Secretary Colonies Hicks Beach
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary India Gascoyne Cecil
 
Secretary India
 
Secretary War Cardwell
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1878
 
Peerage
 
Secretary Archivist
 
Secretary Colonies Hicks Beach
 
Secretary India
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1880
 
Peerage
 
Secretary Colonies Hicks Beach
 
Secretary Colonies Stanley
 
Secretary India Gascoyne Cecil
 
Secretary India
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War & Colonies
1881
 
Secretary War USA Lincoln
1882
 
Secretary Colonies Stanley
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War Cavendish
1885
 
Secretary Colonies Stanley
 
Secretary India Churchill
 
Secretary India Spencer Churchill
 
Secretary Interior Lamar
 
Secretary Scotland
 
Secretary War Cavendish
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War USA Lincoln
1892
 
Secretary Home
1895
 
Declaration of War
 
Imperial Preference
 
Independence
 
Invasion of Jameson Raid
 
Resignation of Chamberlain
 
Secretary Colonies Chamberlain
1896
 
Invasion of Jameson Raid
1899
 
Declaration of War
 
Independence
 
Secretary State
1900
 
Secretary Treasury Chamberlain
 
Secretary War St John Brodrick
1903
 
Declaration of War
 
Imperial Preference
 
Independence
 
Invasion of Jameson Raid
 
Resignation of Chamberlain
 
Secretary Colonies Chamberlain
 
Secretary SGS Shackleton
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War St John Brodrick
1905
 
General Staff
 
IGS
 
Imperial Preference
 
Mobilization
 
RFC
 
Secretary Colonies Bruce
 
Secretary State
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Territorial Army
1906
 
General Staff
 
Secretary General
 
Zionist Organization
1908
 
Accession of George V
 
Birth of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
 
Black Friday
 
Budget of Great Britain
 
Constitution
 
Demonstration Black Friday
 
Diplomacy
 
IGS
 
Invasion of France
 
Legislation National Ins
 
Mobilization
 
Peerage
 
Rebellion
 
Reform of Lords
 
Reform of Penal Code
 
Reform of Prisons
 
Remission Prisoners
 
Rule of Morocco
 
Secretary Colonies Bruce
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary India Morley
 
Secretary War & Colonies
 
Secretary War Seely
 
Siege of Sydney St
 
Territorial Army
1909
 
IGS
1910
 
Accession of George V
 
Birth of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
 
Black Friday
 
Budget of Great Britain
 
Constitution
 
Demonstration Black Friday
 
Diplomacy
 
Invasion of France
 
Legislation National Ins
 
Rebellion
 
Reform of Lords
 
Reform of Penal Code
 
Reform of Prisons
 
Remission Prisoners
 
Rule of Morocco
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary State
 
Siege of Sydney St
1911
 
Accession of George V
 
Birth of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
 
Black Friday
 
Budget of Great Britain
 
Constitution
 
Demonstration Black Friday
 
Diplomacy
 
Invasion of France
 
Legislation National Ins
 
Peerage
 
Rebellion
 
Reform of Lords
 
Reform of Penal Code
 
Reform of Prisons
 
Remission Prisoners
 
Rule of Morocco
 
Secretary Home
 
Secretary Labour Party Henderson
 
Secretary War Stimson
 
Siege of Sydney St
1912
 
Diplomacy
 
General Staff
 
IGS
 
Peerage
 
RFC