A History of British Prime Ministers (Omnibus Edition)

Author: Dick Leonard
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9781137338044
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Fifty-two men and one woman have held the post of Prime Minister during the past three centuries - from Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron. In this omnibus edition, which includes Eighteenth-Century British Premiers, Nineteenth-Century British Premiers, A Century of Premiers, plus new and updated chapters on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, Dick Leonard recounts the circumstances which took them to the top of the ‘greasy pole’, probes their political and personal strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance in office and asks what lasting influence they have had. The author also recounts fascinating and often littleknown facts about the private lives of each of the Prime Ministers, for example who was suspected of being the illegitimate half-brother of George III, who was assassinated in the House of Commons, who spent his evenings prowling the streets of London, trying to ‘reform’ prostitutes, which two premiers, one Tory one Labour, were taught by the same governess as a child, and who was described by his own son as ‘probably the greatest natural Don Juan in the history of British politics’?

The Impossible Office?

Author: Anthony Seldon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009429760
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 569

Book Description
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year. The recent political chaos enfolding Downing Street provides the framing for the extraordinary story of the office of Prime Minister, and how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10, explores the lives and careers, crises and scandals, and successes and failures of our great Prime Ministers from Robert Walpole to Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher, up to the recent churn of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Seldon discusses which of our PMs have been most effective and why, as well as probing the changing relationship between the Monarchy and the Prime Minister in intimate detail. A celebration of the humanity, frailty, work and achievements of 57 remarkable individuals who averted revolution and civil war, leading the country through times of peace, crisis and war.

The Impossible Office?

Author: Anthony Seldon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781009019903
Category : Cabinet system
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

A History of British Prime Ministers

Author: DICK. LEONARD
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367505004
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 854

Book Description
This new two volume set of Dick Leonard's British Premiers trilogy, surveys the lives and careers of all the fifty-five Prime Ministers between Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) and Boris Johnson (2019- ), bringing to life the political achievements and also the personal idiosyncrasies of Britain's rulers over nearly three centuries. Volume One surveys the lives and careers of all the 32 Prime Ministers from Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) to Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1894-95) in 32 succinct, informative and entertaining chapters. Volume Two continues this survey on the remaining 23 Prime Ministers from Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (1902-05) to Boris Johnson (2019-). This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and readers of British political history, the Executive, Government, and British Politics.

British Prime Ministers A Very Peculiar History

Author: David Arscott
Publisher: The Salariya Book Company
ISBN: 1912904683
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
British Prime Ministers, A Very Peculiar History explores the lives, triumphs, tragedies and disasters of Great Britain’s prime ministers. Covering everything from the early wheeling and dealing of Robert Walpole and the dodgy building work at Number 10 Downing Street to the bloody killing of Spencer Perceval, the heroism of Winston Churchill and the controversies surrounding the influence of Thatcher and Blair. Featuring black and white illustrations, witty anecdotes, incredible information, a timeline and glossary, readers of all ages will be entertained and educated.

British Prime Ministers

Author: Robert J. Parker
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612429
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
A handy and accessible guide to the colourful and not so colourful characters who have held Britain's top job.

Facts about the British Prime Ministers

Author: Dermot J. T. Englefield
Publisher: Cassell Academic
ISBN: 9780720123067
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 439

Book Description
With salient historical, political and personal facts on British prime ministers from Robert Walpole to John Major, this reference work is intended for all those concerned with British history and politics. There are chapters on each prime minister, arranged chronologically, beginning with brief summaries of careers and significance, followed by personal and family information. Details of elections fought are then covered. with party, parliamentary and ministerial posts held. Each chapter includes a chronology of the important events and accomplishments of the suject's life, and closes with information on education, non-parliamentary career, finances, honours, anecdotes, residence, memorials and a select list of publications on or by a prime minister. Part Two analyzes the information in 80 lists and tables, providing comparative views of prime ministers.

British Prime Ministers and Other Essays

Author: Alan John Percivale Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
A. J. P. Taylor was one of the most popular and important historians of his generation. This collection, including six television lectures published for the first time, brings together his incisive portraits of prime ministers from Walpole, Pitt the Younger, Gladstone and Disraeli to Lloyd George, Chamberlain, Churchill and Eden. It provides provocative analyses of 'How Wars Begin' - who else would have stressed the role of railway timetables in the origins of the Great War? - and 'How Wars End'. And it assembles a wonderful set of more miscellaneous pieces on everything from Manchester to William Morris, gastronomy, CND and the possible 'lessons of history'. A must for all Taylor's many admirers, this book also forms an ideal introduction to a uniquely wide-ranging, witty and stimulating historian.

Modern British Prime Ministers from Balfour to Johnson

Author: Dick Leonard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 100047268X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 436

Book Description
Dick Leonard’s Modern British Prime Ministers from Balfour to Johnson surveys the lives and careers of all the 24 Prime Ministers from Arthur Balfour to Boris Johnson in succinct, informative and entertaining chapters. Bringing to life the political achievements and personal idiosyncrasies of Britain's rulers over the 20th and 21st centuries, the author recounts the circumstances which took them to the pinnacle of British political life, probes their political and personal strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance in office and asks what lasting influence they have had. Along the way Leonard entertains and informs, revealing little-known facts about the private lives of each of the Prime Ministers, for example, which two Premiers, one Tory, one Labour were taught by the same governess as a child? Who was thrashed at his public school for writing pornography and later donated one-fifth of his wealth to the nation? Who was awarded a fourth-class degree at Oxford and went on to father eight children? Who was described by his son as ‘probably the greatest natural Don Juan in the history of British politics'? This book can also form part of a two-volume set published by Routledge including the companion volume British Prime Ministers from Walpole to Salisbury: The 18th and 19th Centuries. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and readers of British political history, the Executive, government, and British politics.

Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers

Author: Robert Eccleshall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134662300
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 458

Book Description
The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers is a wide-ranging, comprehensive guide to the political lives of Britain's prime ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair. Written by some of the leading authorities on British politics this authoritative dictionary provides essential information about each premiership, including facts and analytical debate. Each entry has been written to the same formula and contains: * brief biographical information outlining career history and significant dates and events * a brief summary of the significance and peculiarities of a particular prime minister followed by a more descriptive and interpretative account of his or her political life and impact on British politics * references and further reading. The Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers addresses many of the key themes to understanding the role and impact of particular prime ministers such as: the political context; party management and reform; intra-party intellectual debate; and where relevant the evolution of the office of prime minister.