Although Banks struggled to restore his public image after this, the mockery and ridicule directed at him never ceased until he stepped down as President of the Royal Society in 1820.
After Banks's reign over the Royal Society ended, the Society experienced a brief period of peace. The esteemed Great Chemist and Great Inventor, mentor to Faraday, Sir Humphry Davy, was sworn in as the new President of the Royal Society in 1820.
However, although Davy was academically successful in gaining respect, he was naturally jealous and couldn't tolerate others surpassing him. Even Faraday, whom he personally nurtured, couldn't escape Davy's deliberate suppression. Therefore, during this time, the Royal Society's atmosphere improved, but only slightly compared to before.
In 1827, after the death of Humphry Davy, Davis Gilbert, the Treasurer of the Royal Society, succeeded as the President.
