Peter Thomas

George III

King and politicians 1760-1770

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first chronological survey of the first ten years of George III's reign through power politics and policy-making.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780719064296
• ISBN-10: 0719064295
• Artikelnr.: 21537298

Autorenporträt

Peter D. G. Thomas is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. The Parameters of Politics 2. The Political Scenario in 1760 3.
Pitt and Newcastle (1760-1762): War and Peace 4. The Bute Ministry
(1762-1763): Peace and Cider 5. The Grenville Ministry (1763-1765): Wilkes
and America 6. The First Rockingham Ministry (1765-1766): The Stamp Act
Crisis 7. The Chatham Ministry. I. The Year of Charles Townshend
(1766-1767): India and America 8. The Chatham Ministry. II. Grafton as
Caretaker (1767-1768): Political re-alignments 9. The Grafton Ministry
(1768-1770) The Middlesex Election and the Townshend Duties Crisis 10.
George III, Lord North, and the defeat of 'faction' (1770) 11. Conclusion:
Factions of Parties? Bibliography Index