Prime Ministerial rope trick

Robert Walpole became Prime Minister of England in 1715 because his King didn't know English. This was because in their usual practical way, the English had imported George I from Hanover in Germany. Their Parliament had passed a law in the previous century saying only Protestants could be kings. Along with his native German, George knew Latin. Walpole had a smattering of it. So Walpole became the communicator of royal wishes to the Cabinet.

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