"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. In addition to brief biographical information outlining career history and important dates and events, each entry contains a brief summary of the Prime Minister's significance and peculiarities, followed by a more descriptive…mehr
"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. In addition to brief biographical information outlining career history and important dates and events, each entry contains a brief summary of the Prime Minister's significance and peculiarities, followed by a more descriptive and interpretative account of his or her political life and influence on British politics. Entries also include 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.
Contributors Preface Robert Walpole First Earl of Orford Spencer Compton First Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham Thomas Pelham-Holles Duke of Newcastle William Cavendish Fourth Duke of Devonshire John Stuart Third Earl of Bute George Grenville Charles Watson-Wentworth Second Marquess of Rockingham William Pitt First Earl of Chatham Augustus Henry Fitzroy Third Duke of Grafton Frederick North styled Lord North 1752-90 Second Earl of Guilford William Petty Second Earl of Shelburne William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck Third Duke of Portland William Pitt 'the Younger' Henry Addington First Viscount Sidmouth William Wyndham Grenville First Baron Grenville Spencer Perceval Robert Banks Jenkinson Second Earl of Liverpool George Canning Frederick John Robinson First Viscount Goderich First Earl of Ripon Arthur Wellesley First Duke of Wellington Charles Grey Second Earl Grey of Howick William Lamb Second Viscount Melbourne Robert Peel Lord John Russell First Earl Russell Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley Fourteenth Earl of Derby George Gordon (later Hamilton-Gordon) Fourth Earl of Aberdeen Henry John Temple Third Viscount Palmerston Benjamin Disraeli First Earl of Beaconsfield William Ewart Gladstone Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Third Marquess of Salisbury Archibald Philip Primrose Fifth Earl of Rosebery Arthur James Balfour First Earl of Balfour Henry Campbell-Bannerman Herbert Henry Asquith Earl of Oxford and Asquith David Lloyd George First Earl of Dwyfor Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin First Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (James) Ramsay MacDonald (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Clement Richard Attlee First Earl of Prestwood (Robert) Anthony Eden First Earl of Avon (Maurice) Harold Macmillan First Earl of Stockton Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Lord Home of the Hirsel (James) Harold Wilson Lord Wilson of Rievaulx Edward Richard George Heath (Leonard) James Callaghan Lord Callaghan of Cardiff Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven John Major Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Index
Contributors Preface Robert Walpole First Earl of Orford Spencer Compton First Earl of Wilmington Henry Pelham Thomas Pelham-Holles Duke of Newcastle William Cavendish Fourth Duke of Devonshire John Stuart Third Earl of Bute George Grenville Charles Watson-Wentworth Second Marquess of Rockingham William Pitt First Earl of Chatham Augustus Henry Fitzroy Third Duke of Grafton Frederick North styled Lord North 1752-90 Second Earl of Guilford William Petty Second Earl of Shelburne William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck Third Duke of Portland William Pitt 'the Younger' Henry Addington First Viscount Sidmouth William Wyndham Grenville First Baron Grenville Spencer Perceval Robert Banks Jenkinson Second Earl of Liverpool George Canning Frederick John Robinson First Viscount Goderich First Earl of Ripon Arthur Wellesley First Duke of Wellington Charles Grey Second Earl Grey of Howick William Lamb Second Viscount Melbourne Robert Peel Lord John Russell First Earl Russell Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley Fourteenth Earl of Derby George Gordon (later Hamilton-Gordon) Fourth Earl of Aberdeen Henry John Temple Third Viscount Palmerston Benjamin Disraeli First Earl of Beaconsfield William Ewart Gladstone Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil Third Marquess of Salisbury Archibald Philip Primrose Fifth Earl of Rosebery Arthur James Balfour First Earl of Balfour Henry Campbell-Bannerman Herbert Henry Asquith Earl of Oxford and Asquith David Lloyd George First Earl of Dwyfor Andrew Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin First Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (James) Ramsay MacDonald (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Clement Richard Attlee First Earl of Prestwood (Robert) Anthony Eden First Earl of Avon (Maurice) Harold Macmillan First Earl of Stockton Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Lord Home of the Hirsel (James) Harold Wilson Lord Wilson of Rievaulx Edward Richard George Heath (Leonard) James Callaghan Lord Callaghan of Cardiff Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven John Major Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Index
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