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A History of British Prime Ministers (Omnibus Edition): Walpole to Cameron
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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’?
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Additional information
| Publisher | 1st ed. 2014 edition (25 Mar. 2014), Palgrave Macmillan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 895 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1137574380 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1137574381 |
| Dimensions | 15.6 x 4.62 x 23.39 cm |
by Gerald Kistle
Brilliant, helped me immensly with my study of British Prime Ministers
by Amazon Customer
The content of this book is good. A short, concise and understandable overview of PM history.
The publishing is poor – typos, breaks in paragraphs in the middle of sentences, and some loose pages that have fallen out. A shame as the content is good but the publisher is poor.
by Gohar
Not your average book, this is a massive tome which overflows with rich history. From Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron, embark on a tasteful journey encompassing political history of Britain.
by Mrs. Pat
This book is a thorough and easy to understand volume detailing our Prime Ministers and includes many interesting facts. I would recommend it.
by Christian
Excellent chapters on 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Unfortunately degenerates from that point into an Atlee hagiography, a euro fanatic whitewash of Heath and the predictable hatchet job on Thatcher. Shame, but then he was a euro fanatic former Labour MP so not really unexpected, but still disappointing
by Robert I Brady
Excellent as trusted resourse on PMs. A amateur historian’s go to.
by PF
A superb book of reference. Interesting and informative without being “heavy” in any way.
by Makaio Anakoni
A bit brief on each PM but it is well written and easy to read.