William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, served as Prime Minister for just over a year — from February 1806 to March 1807 — during one of the most turbulent periods in British history. Leading the country at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, Gr...

History often remembers the dramatic figures — the war heroes, the great reformers, the prime ministers who changed everything overnight.But sometimes, the most important leaders are the ones who simply kept the country standing...

Spencer Perceval is the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated — and yet he’s one of the least remembered.In 1809, Britain was fighting Napoleon, the economy was under strain, and unrest was growing at home. Perceval, a seri...

In this episode, we shine a light on Henry Addington, the often-overlooked Prime Minister who stepped into the hot seat during one of Britain’s most turbulent moments. Usually remembered as “the guy between the Pitts,” Addington inherited a nat...

In this episode, we explore the remarkable career of William Pitt the Younger — the man who became Britain’s youngest-ever Prime Minister at just twenty-four. Brilliant, determined, and often solitary, Pitt steered the country through political...