Author: Harford Montgomery HydePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
The Rise of Castlereagh
Author: Harford Montgomery HydePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Leaders of the senate: a biographical history of the rise and development of the British constitution. 2 vols. [issued in 15 pt.].
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Author: Alexander Charles EwaldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
War and Diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era
Author: Reider PaynePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786735679
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The lives and careers of Sir Charles Stewart and his brother Lord Castlereagh take in a grand stage, from Britain and Ireland to the kingdoms and empires of western and central Europe. Throughout his life Stewart played a key role in shaping Europe: his is a Regency drama beyond anything imagined by Jane Austen: warfare, diplomacy, affairs, royal scandal, a romantic and brilliant marriage, and a brother's suicide. Stewart was at the heart of some of history's greatest events which took him from the bloodiest actions of the Napoleonic Wars to the palaces of Europe's ruling dynasties. For an all too brief period, Stewart blazed across the battlefields and chancelleries of Europe, enjoying a meteoric rise to the highest positions and influence, in a career indelibly linked to his brother's and one which is virtually unique. Stewart even found time to enjoy his share of scandal, from affairs and parties in Vienna to running a spy network which aimed to charge a Princess of Wales with adultery. Reider Payne's book is international in its scope and ambitions: with Stewart's military and diplomatic theatre of operations including Portugal, Spain, Prussia, Saxony, France, Austria and the Austrian territories in Italy. Stewart sat at the heart of the intrigues and social circles of Regency England, and his life story offers an unrivalled viewpoint into the competing claims and demands of Europe's courts.
The Conservatives - A History
Author: Robin HarrisPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409032744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
The history of the Conservative party has, extraordinarily, rarely been written in a single volume for the general reader. There are academic multi-volume accounts and a multitude of smaller books with limited historical scope. But now, Robin Harris, Margaret Thatcher's speechwriter and party insider, has produced this authoritative but lively history book which tells the whole story and fills a gaping hole in Britain's historiographical record. Taking as his starting point the larger than life personalities of the Conservative Party's leaders and prime ministers since its inception, Robin Harris's book also analyses the interconnected themes and issues which have dominated Conservative politics over the years. The careers of Peel, Disraeli, Salisbury, Baldwin, Chamberlain, Churchill, Eden, Macmillan, Heath, Thatcher, Major, Hague and Cameron together amount to an alternative history of Britain since the early nineteenth century. This landmark book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in history or politics, or anyone who has ever wondered how Britain came to be the nation it is today.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Collection
Author: Winston S. ChurchillPublisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795300387
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1079
Book Description
The magnificent history of Britain by the legendary statesman and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, now condensed in one volume. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples stands as one of Winston S. Churchill's most extraordinary literary works. Begun during the “wilderness years” when he was out of government, first published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World War II had cemented his place in history, and completed when Churchill was in his eighties, it remains to this day a compelling and vivid account. This one-volume abridged edition of Churchill’s major work makes accessible to readers the full sweep of his magisterial chronicle.
The Napoleonic Empire in Southern Italy and the Rise of the Secret Societies
Author: Robert Matteson JohnstonPublisher:
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Category : Naples (Kingdom)
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The History of the Rise, Progress, and Overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte ... With a Summary Account of the Circumstances which Paved the Way to the French Revolution, Etc. [With Plates and Maps.]
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Author: Theophilus CamdenA History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Author: Winston ChurchillPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1626368775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
An authoritative survey of the history of English-speaking peoples throughout the world combines intriguing, closely observed biographical profiles—of Alfred the Great, Victoria, Joan of Arc, Lincoln, and other notables—with an account of the key events and issues of the era. The narrative commences fifty-five years before the birth of Christ, when Julius Caesar famously “turned his gaze upon Britain,” and concludes in the year 1900. The beginnings of Parliament, the Church, and the monarchy are all analyzed alongside this comprehensive abridgment.
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...
Author: The History of Modern Europe
Author: Charles CootePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description