This is a list of the
ministries, in the sense of successive
governments
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, of the
Kingdom of England
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before its Union with the
Kingdom of Scotland
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in 1707.
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Ministries of Charles II and James II: 1660–1688
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Clarendon ministry
The Clarendon ministry was forged out of the royalist camp of Charles II, who was returned to the throne (the English Restoration) in 1660. Two years previously, Lord Hyde (later Earl of Clarendon) had been appointed Lord Chancellor, and in 1660 ...
(1660–1668)
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Cabal ministry (1668–1674)
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First Danby ministry
The first Danby ministry was the name of the governmental body led by The Earl of Danby during the reign of Charles II. It was the successor of the Cabal ministry which fell from power when the Catholicism of some members became a problem for pa ...
(1674–1679)
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Privy Council ministry The Privy Council ministry was a short-lived reorganization of English government that was reformed to place the ministry under the control of the Privy Council in April 1679, due to events in that time.
Formation
It followed years of widespread d ...
(1679)
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Ministry of the Chits (1679–1688)
Ministries of William III and
Mary II
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Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife A ...
: 1689–1694
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Carmarthen–Halifax ministry (1689–1690)
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Carmarthen ministry (1690–1694)
Ministries of William III: 1694–1702
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First Whig Junto (1694–1699)
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Pembroke ministry
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Places
Australia
* Electoral division of Pembroke, an electoral division in Tasmania
* Pembroke Land District, formerly Pembroke County, Tasmania
Bermuda
* Pembroke Parish
Canada
* Pembroke, West Hants, Nova Scotia
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(1699–1702)
Ministries of Anne: 1702–1707
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Godolphin–Marlborough ministry (1702–1708) (continued in the new
Kingdom of Great Britain
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See also
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List of British governments
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List of English chief ministers
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