Collections on Burke's Peerage
British Prime Ministers
Burke's Peerage has a section for subscribers detailing the careers of Britain's 52 Prime Ministers. Each holder of the position has a personal essay about their life with links through to the full genealogical record of their family. Currently the first 33 Prime Ministers, of the 18th and 19th centuries, from Robert Walpole (1721-42) to the Earl of Rosebury (1894-95) are included.
Why British Prime Ministers?
Firstly, all but two of Britain's Prime Ministers are listed in Burke's Peerage & Baronetage. Secondly it is Downing Street itself who, on the whole, award the peerages and knighthoods which populate our genealogical database. Each essay is an informative yet entertaining read. Upon reading the essays, subscribers can link through to the family genealogies in which they are listed.
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