![]() In 1741, Walpole returned to England, expecting a seat in parliament, only to find that his father’s influence and power had greatly diminished consequently, he sat at Parliament intermittently and occasionally worked as a pamphleteer. As young, well-to-do European men often did, Walpole then embarked on the Grand Tour, exploring Italy and France with his friend Thomas Gray. In 1737, Walpole’s mother Catherine, with whom he was very close, died, and he left Cambridge without a degree the following year. The four boys formed a friendship and called themselves the “Quadruple Alliance.” After Eton, Walpole continued his studies at Cambridge. ![]() As a child, Walpole attended Eton College, where he met figures such as Thomas Ashton, Thomas Gray, and Richard West. ![]() Horace Walpole was the fourth earl of Orford and the youngest son of Robert Walpole, the first prime minister of England. ![]()
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