The Broad Bottom ministry was the factional coalition government of Great Britain between 1744 and 1754.[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidV6gVTgWRyBICpg243_243_][[File:Closed_Access_logo_transparent.svg|9px|link=Paywall|closed_access_publication_–_behind_paywall|alt=closed_access]]_1-0" class="reference"> It was led by the two Pelham brothers in Parliament, Prime Minister Henry Pelham in the House of Commons and the Duke of Newcastle in the House of Lords.