= John Somers = '''John Somers''' was a [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Whig]] politician and member of the [[UnitedKingdom/Parliament|Parliament]]. <> ---- == History == Somers joined government in 1697, and created '''baron of Evesham'''. [[UnitedKingdom/Anne|Anne]] succeeded in 1702 and dismissed all [[UnitedKingdom/WhigParty|Whigs]] from government. As the [[WorldHistory/WarOfSpanishSuccession|War of Spanish Succession]] dragged on though, her government came to be dominated by a '''Whig Junto''' that included Somers, [[UnitedKingdom/CharlesMontagu|Montagu]], [[UnitedKingdom/ThomasWharton|Wharton]], and [[UnitedKingdom/EdwardRussell|Russell]]. This government fell in 1710, in the context of the '''Sacheverell riots'''. ---- CategoryRicottone