Author: David C. SuttonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Location Register of English Literary Manuscripts and Letters, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: A-J
Author: David C. SuttonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
British and Foreign State Papers
Author: Great Britain. Foreign OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Special Series
Author: List & Index SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Contains copies of lists and indexes from the British Public Record Office and other British public archives.
Guide to British Naval Papers in North America
Author: Roger MorrissPublisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
This guide describes and locates over 1100 collections of original British naval documents in 250 US and Canadian repositories. It lists separate collections under six categories; provides a directory of libraries holding these collections, with details of opening hours, access, photocopying facilities and lists of papers held; and supplies three indexes.
The British Library Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts: Descriptions
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Codicology
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Rough Register of Acquisitions of the Department of Manuscripts, British Library
Author: Class List
Author: Sale Catalogues
Author: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation
Author: National Library of IrelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
The Late Lord
Author: Jacqueline ReiterPublisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 9781473856950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster. Chatham's poor reputation obscures a fascinating and complex man. During a twenty-year career at the heart of government, he served in several important cabinet posts such as First Lord of the Admiralty and Master-General of the Ordnance. Yet despite his closeness to the Prime Minister and friendship with the Royal Family, political rivalries and private tragedy hampered his ascendance. Paradoxically for a man of widely admired diplomatic skills, his downfall owed as much to his personal insecurities and penchant for making enemies as it did to military failure. Using a variety of manuscript sources to tease Chatham from the records, this biography peels away the myths and places him for the first time in proper familial, political, and military context. It breathes life into a much-maligned member of one of Britain's greatest political dynasties, revealing a deeply flawed man trapped in the shadow of his illustrious relatives.