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Eighteenth-Century British Premiers

Walpole to the Younger Pitt

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  1. Dick Leonard
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction — The Road to the Prime Ministership

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    Pages 1-6

  3. Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford — ‘All These Men Have Their Price’

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    Pages 7-30

  4. Spencer Compton, First Earl of Wilmington — ‘George II’s Favourite Nonentity’

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    Pages 31-39

  5. Henry Pelham — Pragmatic Heir to Walpole

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    Pages 40-53

  6. Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle — Mighty Panjandrum, Feeble Premier

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    Pages 54-70

  7. William Cavendish, Fourth Duke of Devonshire — ‘I Have No Motive but the King’s Service’

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    Pages 71-78

  8. John Stuart, Third Earl of Bute — the King’s ‘Dearest Friend’

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    Pages 79-91

  9. George Grenville — Able Premier, Undermined by His Own Prolixity

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    Pages 92-110

  10. Charles Watson-Wentworth, Second Marquess of Rockingham — the Conscience of the Whigs

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    Pages 111-128

  11. William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham — ‘I am Sure That I Can Save This Country, and That Nobody Else Can’

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    Pages 129-153

  12. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton — Well-Intentioned Dilettante

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    Pages 154-165

  13. Frederick North, Styled Lord North — Outstanding Parliamentarian, Pity about the Colonies. …

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    Pages 166-187

  14. William Petty, Second Earl of Shelburne — Too Clever by Half

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    Pages 188-204

  15. William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland —Twice a Figurehead Premier

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    Pages 205-218

  16. William Pitt, the Younger — Peacetime Prodigy, Less Successful in War

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    Pages 219-243

  17. Epilogue

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    Pages 244-245

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 246-256
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About this book

Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger Pitt.

About the author

Dick Leonard is an historian, journalist and author and a former Labour MP. For many years he was Assistant Editor of The Economist, and headed their office in Brussels, where he was later also correspondent of The Observer. He also worked for the BBC, and contributed regularly to leading newspapers across the world. His publications include The Economist Guide to the European Union, Elections in Britain, A Century of Premiers: Salisbury to Blair; Nineteenth Century British Premiers: Pitt to Rosebery and Eighteenth Century British Premiers: Walpole to the Younger Pitt.

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