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In Blackadder, there’s lots of fun being made of William Pitt the Younger (24 when he became the Prime Minister) and the Pitt family in general, presuming younger and younger Pitts coming to power. What was the extend of the Pitts’ influence on British politics after Pitt the Younger?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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