This book surveys the lives and careers of all 32 Prime Ministers from Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) to Archibald Philip Primrose (1894-95) in 32 succinct, informative and entertaining chapters. It is also part of a 2-volume set with the companion Modern British Prime Ministers from Balfour to Johnson.
This book surveys the lives and careers of all 32 Prime Ministers from Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) to Archibald Philip Primrose (1894-95) in 32 succinct, informative and entertaining chapters. It is also part of a 2-volume set with the companion Modern British Prime Ministers from Balfour to Johnson.
Dick Leonard is a journalist, author and former Labour MP. He was Assistant Editor of The Economist for 12 years, and has also worked for The Observer , the BBC, the Fabian Society, the Centre for European Policy Studies and the Publishers Association.
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Introduction: The Road to the Prime Ministership PART I: The 18th Century 1. Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford: "All these men have their price" 2. Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington: "George II's favourite nonentity" 3. Henry Pelham: Pragmatic heir to Walpole 4. Thomas Pelham-Holles Duke of Newcastle: Mighty Panjamdrum feeble Premier 5. William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire: "I have no motive but the King's service" 6. John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute: The King's "dearest friend" 7. George Grenville: Able Premier undermined by his own prolixity 8. Charles Wentworth-Watson 2nd Marquess of Rockingham: The conscience of the Whigs 9. William Pitt the Elder 1st Earl of Chatham: "I am sure that I can save this country and that nobody else can" 10. Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke of Grafton: Well-intentioned dilettante 11. Frederick North styled Lord North: Outstanding parliamentarian pity about the colonies... 12. William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne: Intellectual in Politics 13. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland: Twice a figurehead 14. William Pitt the Younger: Reformer Turned Reactionary? PART II: The 19th Century 15. Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth: Better than his Reputation? 16. William Grenville 1st Baron Grenville: Not Quite 'All the Talents' 17. Spencer Perceval: Struck Down in his Prime 18. Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool: Keeping the Show on the Road 19. George Canning: In the Footsteps of Pitt 20. Frederick John Robinson Viscount Goderich 1st Earl of Ripon: Inadequate Stopgap 21. Arthur Wesley (Wellesley) 1st Duke of Wellington: Military Hero Political Misfit? 22. Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey: In the Footsteps of Fox 23. William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne: Mentor to a Young Monarch 24. Sir Robert Peel: Arch Pragmatist or Tory Traitor? 25. Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell: From Whig to Liberal 26. Edward Stanley 14th Earl of Derby: 'The Brilliant Chief Irregularly Great' 27. George Hamilton Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen: Failure or Scapegoat? 28. Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston: Master Diplomat or Playground Bully? 29. Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield: Climbing 'the Greasy Pole' 30. William Ewart Gladstone: From 'Stern Unbending Tory' to 'The People's William' 31. Robert Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury: Skilful Opponent of Reform 32. Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery: Seeking 'the Palm without the Dust'
Introduction: The Road to the Prime Ministership PART I: The 18th Century 1. Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford: "All these men have their price" 2. Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington: "George II's favourite nonentity" 3. Henry Pelham: Pragmatic heir to Walpole 4. Thomas Pelham-Holles Duke of Newcastle: Mighty Panjamdrum feeble Premier 5. William Cavendish 4th Duke of Devonshire: "I have no motive but the King's service" 6. John Stuart 3rd Earl of Bute: The King's "dearest friend" 7. George Grenville: Able Premier undermined by his own prolixity 8. Charles Wentworth-Watson 2nd Marquess of Rockingham: The conscience of the Whigs 9. William Pitt the Elder 1st Earl of Chatham: "I am sure that I can save this country and that nobody else can" 10. Augustus Henry Fitzroy 3rd Duke of Grafton: Well-intentioned dilettante 11. Frederick North styled Lord North: Outstanding parliamentarian pity about the colonies... 12. William Petty 2nd Earl of Shelburne: Intellectual in Politics 13. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck 3rd Duke of Portland: Twice a figurehead 14. William Pitt the Younger: Reformer Turned Reactionary? PART II: The 19th Century 15. Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth: Better than his Reputation? 16. William Grenville 1st Baron Grenville: Not Quite 'All the Talents' 17. Spencer Perceval: Struck Down in his Prime 18. Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool: Keeping the Show on the Road 19. George Canning: In the Footsteps of Pitt 20. Frederick John Robinson Viscount Goderich 1st Earl of Ripon: Inadequate Stopgap 21. Arthur Wesley (Wellesley) 1st Duke of Wellington: Military Hero Political Misfit? 22. Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey: In the Footsteps of Fox 23. William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne: Mentor to a Young Monarch 24. Sir Robert Peel: Arch Pragmatist or Tory Traitor? 25. Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell: From Whig to Liberal 26. Edward Stanley 14th Earl of Derby: 'The Brilliant Chief Irregularly Great' 27. George Hamilton Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen: Failure or Scapegoat? 28. Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston: Master Diplomat or Playground Bully? 29. Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield: Climbing 'the Greasy Pole' 30. William Ewart Gladstone: From 'Stern Unbending Tory' to 'The People's William' 31. Robert Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury: Skilful Opponent of Reform 32. Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery: Seeking 'the Palm without the Dust'
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