Professor Clayton Roberts opens his book with the assertion that
the responsibilities assumed by Sir Robert Walpole as the leading
minister of George I differed markedly from those borne by Lord
Burghley as the most trusted servant of Queen Elizabeth. Walpole
assumed responsibility for the advice upon which the King acted,
and answered to Parliament for the wisdom as well as the legality
of that advice. Lord Burghley had claimed no such responsibility
for the counsels upon which the Queen acted. If necessary Lord
Burghley could plead the Queen's commands to justify his actions;
Walpole knew he could not plead the Queen's commands to justify his
conduct. He had to answer for his conduct to Parliament where he
was liable to criticism, censure and impeachment. To gain office
and to remain in office, Walpole needed the confidence of
Parliament as well as of the King.
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