Nineteenth-Century British Premiers: Pitt to Rosebery

Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
1 William Pitt, the Younger – Reformer Turned Reactionary?......Page 14
2 Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth – Better than His Reputation?......Page 37
3 William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville – Not Quite \'All the Talents\'......Page 47
4 William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland – Whig into Tory......Page 64
5 Spencer Perceval – Struck Down in His Prime......Page 76
6 Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool – Keeping the Show on the Road......Page 90
7 George Canning – in the Footsteps of Pitt......Page 109
8 Frederick John Robinson, Viscount Goderich, 1st Earl of Ripon – Inadequate Stopgap......Page 129
9 Arthur Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Duke of Wellington – Military Hero, Political Misfit?......Page 141
10 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey – In the Footsteps of Fox......Page 158
11 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne – Mentor to a Young Monarch......Page 172
12 Sir Robert Peel – Arch Pragmatist or Tory Traitor?......Page 189
13 Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell – from Whig to Liberal......Page 209
14 Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby – \'The Brilliant Chief, Irregularly Great\'......Page 226
15 George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen – Failure or Scapegoat?......Page 241
16 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston – Master Diplomat or Playground Bully?......Page 254
17 Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield – Climbing \'the Greasy Pole\'......Page 275
18 William Ewart Gladstone – From \'Stern Unbending Tory\' to \'the People\'s William\'......Page 295
19 Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury – Skilful Opponent of Reform......Page 319
20 Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery – Seeking \'the Palm without the Dust\'......Page 334
Appendix – Prime Ministers of the Nineteenth Century......Page 348
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D......Page 354
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G......Page 356
J......Page 357
M......Page 358
P......Page 359
R......Page 360
T......Page 361
W......Page 362
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