Lord Chatham and the Whig Opposition

This 1912 volume analyses the struggle between the Crown and factions of the Whig party between July 1866 and the summer of 1871.

D. A. Winstanley (Author)

9781107648142, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 June 2011

472 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.6 kg

Originally published in 1912, this volume analyses the struggle between the Crown and factions of the Whig party. The text covers the period between the formation of Chatham's administration in July 1866 and the collapse of the Whig opposition to Lord North in the summer of 1871, providing a detailed interpretation of key events in the continued ascent of royalty in government. Whilst Winstanley's approach foregrounds the domestic scene at the expense of colonial history and foreign policy, this is justified in the consummate portrayal of parliamentary conflict and the figures involved in it. This volume will be of value to anyone with an interest in political history and the development of the British parliamentary system.

Frontispiece: the Marquis of Rockingham and Edmund Burke
Preface
1. The formation of Chatham's administration
2. The ministry on its trial
3. The rise and fall of the opposition
4. The resignation of Chatham
5. The fall of Grafton
6. The united opposition
7. The downfall of the opposition
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]