{"product_id":"dublin-castle-and-the-first-home-rule-crisis-volume-33-the-political-journal-of-sir-george-fottrell-1884-1887-hardback-9780521519212","title":"Dublin Castle and the First Home Rule Crisis: Volume 33; The Political Journal of Sir George Fottrell, 1884–1887 (Hardback) 9780521519212","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDublin Castle and the First Home Rule Crisis: Volume 33\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political Journal of Sir George Fottrell, 1884–1887\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollected primary sources providing a first-hand account of the British attempt to negotiate a settlement of the Irish question.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Ball (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521519212, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 December 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.2 x 14.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis vivid record of the major crisis of late nineteenth-century British politics comes from the unique perspective of someone who was both a crown official and an active Irish nationalist. It provides an insider's first-hand account of British attempts to negotiate a satisfactory settlement of the Irish question, and is complemented by contemporary official papers and the private correspondence of leading politicians and senior officials in Dublin. These valuable sources illuminate a long neglected aspect of the British Government's response to Irish nationalism during 1884–1887, suggesting that Gladstone's adoption of home rule was more significantly influenced by warnings of incipient revolution in Ireland than has been previously thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The political journal of Sir George Fottrell, 1884–1887\u003cbr\u003e Documents and correspondence: 1. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Spencer, 18 April 1884\u003cbr\u003e 2. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Spencer, 14 September 1884\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lord Spencer to E. G. Jenkinson, 18 September 1884\u003cbr\u003e 4. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Spencer, 24 September 1884\u003cbr\u003e 5. Lord Spencer to E. G. Jenkinson, 28 September 1884\u003cbr\u003e 6. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Spencer, 2 October 1884\u003cbr\u003e 7. George Fottrell, 'Memorandum in relation to Irish business', 10 January 1885\u003cbr\u003e 8. E. G. Jenkinson, secret memorandum, 22 January 1885\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 26 April 1885\u003cbr\u003e 10. George Fottrell to Joseph Chamberlain, 3 July 1885\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Carnarvon, 1 August 1885\u003cbr\u003e 12. E. G. Jenkinson to Sir Richard Cross, 2 September 1885\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Carnarvon, 23 September 1885\u003cbr\u003e 14. Lord Carnarvon, 'Conversation with Fottrell', 24 September 1885\u003cbr\u003e 15. E. G. Jenkinson, secret memorandum, 26 September 1885\u003cbr\u003e 16. George Fottrell to Joseph Chamberlain, 29 September 1885\u003cbr\u003e 17. Joseph Chamberlain to George Fottrell, 30 September 1885\u003cbr\u003e 18. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Carnarvon, 5 October 1885\u003cbr\u003e 19. Lord Carnarvon, 'Davitt's views as to Constitutional Change', c.29 October 1885\u003cbr\u003e 20. Sir Robert Hamilton, secret memorandum, 31 October 1885\u003cbr\u003e 21. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Rosebery, 4 November 1885\u003cbr\u003e 22. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Carnarvon, 6 November 1885\u003cbr\u003e 23. Lord Carnarvon to E. G. Jenkinson, 8 November 1885\u003cbr\u003e 24. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 3 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 25. Lord Carnarvon, 'Remarkable report by Fottrell to Sir R. Hamilton', 7 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 26. Lord Carnarvon, cabinet memorandum, 7 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 27. E. G. Jenkinson to W. E. Gladstone, 11 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 28. W. E. Gladstone to E. G. Jenkinson, 12 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 29. E. G. Jenkinson to W. E. Gladstone, 14 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 30. Lord Northbrook to Lord Spencer, 18 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 31. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Spencer, 20 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 32. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 20 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 33. Lord Spencer to W. E. Gladstone, 22 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 34. W. E. Gladstone to Lord Spencer, 23 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 35. Lord Spencer to W. E. Gladstone, 25 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 36. Lord Spencer to W. E. Gladstone, 'Separation', 25 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 37. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 27 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 38. Lord Spencer to W. E. Gladstone, 28 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 39. W. E. Gladstone to Lord Spencer, 28 December 1885\u003cbr\u003e 40. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 3 January 1886\u003cbr\u003e 41. Andrew Reed, 'Inspector General's Confidential Report', 14 January 1886\u003cbr\u003e 42. Andrew Reed, 'Confidential Report for the Chief Secretary', 17 January 1886\u003cbr\u003e 43. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 17 January 1886\u003cbr\u003e 44. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Carnarvon, 17 January 1886\u003cbr\u003e 45. E. G. Jenkinson to Lord Carnarvon, 24 January 1886\u003cbr\u003e 46. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 11 April 1886\u003cbr\u003e 47. Sir Robert Hamilton to Lord Spencer, 19 July 1886\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Biographies: George Drevar Fottrell\u003cbr\u003e Robert George Crookshank Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e Edward George Jenkinson\u003cbr\u003e John Poyntz Spencer, fifth Earl Spencer\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913177391384,"sku":"9780521519212","price":45.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521519212i_04b52b38-fa01-4531-9c8e-97802c8da54f.jpg?v=1691383530","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dublin-castle-and-the-first-home-rule-crisis-volume-33-the-political-journal-of-sir-george-fottrell-1884-1887-hardback-9780521519212","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}