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Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Episode 7: Lord Salisbury

Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Episode 7: Lord Salisbury

In the latest episode in our series on the prime ministers that experts believe accomplished most, Andrew Roberts nominates Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, third Marquess of Salisbury

Published: June 1, 2021 at 12:52 PM

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In the latest episode of our series profiling the prime ministers that experts believe accomplished most during their time in 10 Downing Street, historian and author Andrew Roberts nominates Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, third Marquess of Salisbury, whose three terms in office at the end of the 19th century saw Britain reach the very height of its imperial power.

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