Historian AJP Taylor was fascinated by the changing power of the prime minister. Recorded in the early 1960's for university lectures, here are some of his views. With Professor Peter Clarke, master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. 1: Sir Robert Walpole. Was he really the first ? How did he deal with having the King sitting in on cabinet meetings? And was it really that bad to buy off awkward ministers with large cash payments?
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