Sir Robert Peel by Richard A Gaunt
Sir Robert Peel - paragon or pariah? In a career spanning forty years he held the greatest offices of state including Chief Secretary to Ireland, Home Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer and was twice Prime Minister. This book is suitable for students interested in Conservative and mid-Victorian political history and historical biography.
'The writing is clear and historically sound, covering both Peel's career and the historiography of his reputation, and should appeal to a wide readership' - Professor David McLean, King's College, University of London
Richard A. Gaunt is Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has contributed to The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and edited the diaries of a major Ultra-Tory politician of the period in Unhappy Reactionary: The Diaries of the Fourth Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne and a book of contemporary texts concerning Benjamin Disraeli. He is currently writing Conservative Politics in the Age of Reform 1780-1850 (I.B.Tauris).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848850354 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848850352 |
| Title | Sir Robert Peel |
| Author | Richard A Gaunt |
| Series | Library Of Victorian Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-07-02 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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