The Duke of Buckingham finds the Severn impassable Finish:20-pack William Pitt is on trial

William Pitt is on trial standing on the platform on the right

Monument to the judge Sir Edward Bruce in Rolls Chapel

The way he tackled the massive amount of paperwork and administration involved won him the admiration even of the Opposition party

23rd July 1974

having a reputation for terrible luck

The Duke of Buckingham finds the Severn impassable Finish:20-pack William Pitt is on trialThe Duke of Buckingham finds the Severn impassable, 1483 (1864). Having previously supported his taking of the throne, Henry Stafford (1455 1483), 2nd Duke of Buckingham led a rebellion against the recently crowned Richard III (1452 1485) of England in 1483, with the intention of replacing Richard with Henry Tudor. Buckingham attempted to cross the Severn at Gloucester but ten days of storms and rain swelled the waters so it became impassable. He was