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The Cabal ministry or the CABAL / k ə ˈ b æ l / / k ə ˈ b ɑː l / refers to a group of high councillors of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to c. 1674.. The term Cabal has a double meaning in this context.
The title was created in 1624 for John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Berwickshire.The second Earl was created Duke of Lauderdale and by popular naming represented the "L" in the Cabal ministry, an acronym which amounted to the first major, perennial delegation of power from the monarch to a cabinet.
Cabal ministry; Ministry of the Chits; Clarendon ministry; E. List of English chief ministers; F. First Danby ministry; P. Privy Council ministry This page ...
A cabal is a group of people united in some design. Cabal or the Cabal may also refer to: The Cabal Ministry, a government under King Charles II of England; Cabal (set theory), an American group of mathematicians concentrated in southern California; Cabal (surname) Cabal (political party), a Guatemalan political party
Some acrostics pre-date this, however, such as the Restoration witticism arranging the names of some members of Charles II's Committee for Foreign Affairs to produce the "CABAL" ministry. [42] OK, a term of disputed origin, dates back at least to the early nineteenth century and is now used around the world.
A cabal is a group of people who are united in some close design, usually to promote their private views or interests in an ideology, a state, or another community, often by intrigue and usually without the knowledge of those who are outside their group.
The first Danby ministry was the name of the governmental body led by The Earl of Danby during the reign of Charles II.It was the successor of the Cabal ministry which fell from power when the Catholicism of some members became a problem for parliament.
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