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James Gillray
's 1807
caricature
of the breakup of the
Ministry of All the Talents
, a
national government
formed by
Lord Grenville
upon his appointment as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
. With the country
at war with France
, Grenville aimed to form the strongest possible government and so included most leading politicians. However, they failed to bring a conclusion to the war and broke up over the issue of
Catholic Emancipation
.
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