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Walpole and the Scriblerians: Eighteenth Century Political Landscape

Explore Sir Robert Walpole's political career and the Scriblerians' critique of government finance, Whig oligarchy, and more. Learn about the growth of the National Debt, the Septennial Act of 1716, and Walpole's 'Robinocracy'. Delve into key dates and video summaries of Lilliput and Brobdingnag from Gulliver's Travels.

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Walpole and the Scriblerians: Eighteenth Century Political Landscape

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  1. 5HUM0271 Politics and Culture Workshop 4: Walpole and the Scriblerians

  2. Political positions in the eighteenth century

  3. Areas of country criticism • Government finance – National Debt • Growth of Civil List • Government venality – placemen • Whig oligarchy – Septennial act of 1716 • ‘Robinocracy’ of Sir Robert Walpole • Potential to impose standing army

  4. Some key dates in Walpole’s political career

  5. Watch video • Video chapter 5 – Lilliput – what is happening? • Video chapter 12 – Brobdingnag

  6. Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, part II, chapter 6 • He fell next upon the management of our Treasury … if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a Kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person. He asked me, who were our Creditors? And, where we found Money to pay them? • He wondered to hear me talk of such chargeable and extensive Wars; that, certainly we must be a quarrelsome People, or live among very bad Neighbours • Above all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing Army in the midst of Peace, and among a free people.

  7. ‘Putting out the fire in her imperial majesty’s apartment’

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