Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
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illustrations
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755623464
Content:
Prologue : The night of 16-17 December 1852 -- Benjamin Disraeli, ealy life, 1804-41 -- William Ewart Gladstone, early life, 1809-41 -- Peel and the great Tory split, 1841-7 -- Party realignment. 1847-52 -- The Palmerston era begins, 1853-8 -- Derby again, but then "Pam" goes on and on.. 1858-65 --- The struggle for reform, 1865-8 -- Power at last, 1868-74 -- The rise and fall of "Beaconsfieldism," 1874-81 -- Gladstone alone, 1881-98 -- The final reckoning.
Content:
"Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone are without doubt the two most iconic figures of Victorian politics. Their distinctly different personalities and policies led to 28 years of bitter political rivalry. For the first time, this book provides the full story of their rivalry and its origins, comparing the upbringing, education and personalities of the two leaders, as well as their political careers. Dick Leonard considers the impact of religion on the two men, their contrasting oratorical skills, their attitudes to political and social reform, foreign affairs and imperialism as well as their relations with Queen Victoria. In their private lives he sheds new light on Gladstone's guilt-ridden obsession with 'reforming' prostitutes, and Disraeli's almost completely successful efforts to conceal the existence of two illegitimate children. Providing important new perspectives on the two towering political characters of the Victorian Age, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth century British history and politics."--Publisher's website
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index
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Also issued in print.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857733375
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781784536374
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781848859258
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Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755623464
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