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	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on January 27, 2005.
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	Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on April 4, 2007, April 4, 2008, April 4, 2009, April 4, 2010, April 4, 2020, and April 3, 2023.
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Under the section where it talks about the ascension of George I to the throne, it says that he was Queen Anne's "distant cousin." While it's true that, without the Act of Settlement, his place in the line to the throne would have been distant, that's only because of the relatively large number of children people at the time had. They were actually just 2nd Cousins, because of their mutual descent from James I. Thoughts on changing it? OrthodoxLinguist (talk) 19:43, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

When viewing on mobile, the first blockquote (i.e. 'Speck says that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as Prime Minister "is rightly regarded..."') is split by the infobox. This is undesirable/confusing, as it effectively breaks the article mid-sentence. Is there a technical solution to this and, if not, perhaps the article can be reworded so as to avoid such an awkward break? greymullet (talk) 22:46, 22 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

86.181.49.123 I have reverted this edit two times it was an unreferenced addition to a family tree see WP:PROVEIT and see also WP:BRD. -- PBS (talk) 13:06, 11 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Would it be possible to number his position as Prime Minister? Most office holder’s articles feature numbers, such “1st President of the United States” or “3rd President of Mexico”. Should UK prime ministers have that, as well? Or is it because there is no set term limit to the office? Thanks in advance, feel free to ignore. LordVesuvius (talk) 18:11, 22 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect It was Walpole has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 October 26 § It was Walpole until a consensus is reached. TartarTorte 00:33, 26 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]