Posts by Alice Marples Records and researchSir Robert Walpole: Britain’s first Prime MinisterThursday 1 April 2021On 3 April 1721, Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) became the First Lord of the...Records and researchThe South Sea Bubble of 1720Friday 18 September 2020This year marks the 300th anniversary of one of the most famous financial crashes...