# The English Constitution — Character guide

> Key figures in The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot.

- [George III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/george_iii.md): King during the American Revolution and early constitutional debates.
- [Lord Palmerston](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_palmerston.md): Prominent 19th-century Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary.
- [Queen Anne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/queen_anne.md): Last Stuart monarch, reigned during the union with Scotland.
- [Prince Albert](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/prince_albert.md): Consort of Queen Victoria, influential in royal and cultural matters.
- [M. Thiers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/m_thiers.md): French statesman and historian, often cited in constitutional comparisons.
- [Lord Lyndhurst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_lyndhurst.md): Lord Chancellor and Tory politician in early Victorian era.
- [James II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/james_ii.md): Catholic king deposed in the Glorious Revolution.
- [Socrates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/socrates.md): Ancient Greek philosopher, used as an example of moral authority.
- [Charlemagne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/charlemagne.md): Medieval emperor, referenced in discussions of monarchy.
- [Mr. Lincoln](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_lincoln.md): American president during the Civil War, noted for constitutional views.
- [George IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/george_iv.md): Regent and king known for extravagance and political influence.
- [Louis Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/louis_napoleon.md): Nephew of Napoleon I, later Emperor Napoleon III of France.
- [William IV](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/william_iv.md): King whose reign saw the Reform Act of 1832.
- [Lord North](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_north.md): Prime Minister during the American Revolutionary War.
- [Lord Russell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_russell.md): Whig Prime Minister and advocate of parliamentary reform.
- [Mr. Gladstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_gladstone.md): Future Liberal Prime Minister, noted for financial and oratory skills.
- [Lord Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_grey.md): Whig Prime Minister who passed the Reform Act of 1832.
- [Charles I](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/charles_i.md): Stuart king executed after the English Civil War.
- [Sir R. Walpole](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/sir_r_walpole.md): First de facto Prime Minister of Great Britain.
- [Sir George Lewis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/sir_george_lewis.md): Victorian statesman and writer on politics.
- [Napoleon III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/napoleon_iii.md): Emperor of the French, nephew of Napoleon I.
- [Mr. Darwin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_darwin.md): Naturalist whose theory of evolution is briefly referenced.
- [Mr. Hare](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_hare.md): Advocate of proportional representation in elections.
- [Bright](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/bright.md): Radical orator and free trade campaigner.
- [Lord Cranborne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_cranborne.md): Conservative statesman, later Marquess of Salisbury.
- [Sir Robert Peel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/sir_robert_peel.md): Prime Minister who founded the modern Conservative Party.
- [Mr. Pitt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_pitt.md): Younger Pitt, Prime Minister during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- [Louis Philippe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/louis_philippe.md): French king known as the 'Citizen King', reigned 1830-1848.
- [Lord Thurlow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_thurlow.md): Lord Chancellor under George III, known for conservative views.
- [Derby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/derby.md): Conservative Prime Minister and noted classicist.
- [Mr. Mill](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_mill.md): John Stuart Mill, philosopher and political economist.
- [Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/cromwell.md): Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector during the Commonwealth.
- [Guizot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/guizot.md): French historian and statesman, Prime Minister under Louis Philippe.
- [Queen Victoria](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/queen_victoria.md): Reigning monarch during the book's writing, symbol of constitutional monarchy.
- [First Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/first_napoleon.md): Emperor of the French, military conqueror of Europe.
- [Lord Melbourne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_melbourne.md): Whig Prime Minister and mentor to young Queen Victoria.
- [William III](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/william_iii.md): Dutch prince who became king after the Glorious Revolution.
- [Mr. Fox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_fox.md): Charles James Fox, Whig statesman and rival of Pitt.
- [King Leopold](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/king_leopold.md): First king of the Belgians, uncle of Queen Victoria.
- [Emperor Alexander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/emperor_alexander.md): Tsar of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars.
- [Mr. Grote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_grote.md): Historian of Greece and radical politician.
- [Princess Sophia](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/princess_sophia.md): Electress of Hanover, key figure in the Act of Settlement.
- [Lord Chatham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_chatham.md): William Pitt the Elder, Prime Minister during the Seven Years' War.
- [Lord Eldon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/lord_eldon.md): Long-serving Lord Chancellor, arch-conservative.
- [Sir George Grey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/sir_george_grey.md): Home Secretary under several Victorian governments.
- [Mr. Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/mister_johnson.md): Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and political writer.
- [George II](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/george_ii.md): King of Great Britain and Ireland, last British monarch born abroad.
- [Bolingbroke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_english_constitution_se/characters/bolingbroke.md): Tory statesman and political philosopher.

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