Lecture by William Hague, British Member of Parliament, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Pitt in 1759, and 425 years of continuous printing and publishing at Cambridge University Press.
William Pitt the Younger was the youngest British Prime Minister in history, taking the position at the age of 24, and is considered to be one of the most important persons in the history of England during the 18th century.
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