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Podcast: Long History
Episode: Random UK Prime Minister of the Week. 1806–1807: William Wyndham Grenville
Description: An introduction to the UK's 16th prime minister, from 11 February 1806 to 25 March 1807. William Wyndham Grenville was the man who abolished the slave trade in the British empire. Along the way, find out how many prime ministers have been the sons of other prime ministers and what was in the news in the early 1800s.
About the series: Random UK Prime Minister of the Week
Each week we pick UK prime ministers at random and create a brief introduction to who they were, how they reached the top job, and what led to their tenure coming...