{"product_id":"the-life-of-thomas-pitt-paperback-9781107643857","title":"The Life of Thomas Pitt (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107643857","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of Thomas Pitt\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1915, this book contains the biography of Thomas Pitt, the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCornelius Neale Dalton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107643857, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 December 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e642 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm, 0.93 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\"\u003eOriginally published in 1915, this book contains the biography of Thomas Pitt, the grandfather of William Pitt the Elder and owner of the famous Pitt Diamond, now known as the Regent Diamond and in the collection of the Louvre Museum. Sir Cornelius Neale Dalton focuses mostly on Pitt's time as Governor of Madras, but also addresses his role in the Hanoverian succession and his youthful adventures. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the colonial history of India or in late Stuart government.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The Dorset Pitt family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early days in India\u003cbr\u003e 3. The interlopers' triumph\u003cbr\u003e 4. A set back to interloping\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ten years in England\u003cbr\u003e 6. Pitt's last interloping adventure\u003cbr\u003e 7. Appointed Governor of Fort St George\u003cbr\u003e 8. Fort St George\u003cbr\u003e 9. The New East India Company\u003cbr\u003e 10. The embassy to the Great Mogul\u003cbr\u003e 11. The end of the embassy\u003cbr\u003e 12. Daud Khan\u003cbr\u003e 13. The blockade of Fort St George\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Great Diamond leaves India\u003cbr\u003e 15. The union of the two companies\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Great Diamond in England\u003cbr\u003e 17. Official worries begin\u003cbr\u003e 18. Further official troubles\u003cbr\u003e 19. The right and left hand castes\u003cbr\u003e 20. Negotiations with the mogul\u003cbr\u003e 21. Last days at Fort St George\u003cbr\u003e 22. The Governor's deposition\u003cbr\u003e 23. Conjugal estrangement\u003cbr\u003e 24. Robert Pitt\u003cbr\u003e 25. The Governor's return to England\u003cbr\u003e 26. Starting life again at home\u003cbr\u003e 27. Family and political discords\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Hanoverian succession\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Governorship of Jamaica\u003cbr\u003e 30. The sale of the Great Diamond\u003cbr\u003e 31. Declining years and death\u003cbr\u003e 32. His character\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":45913326485784,"sku":"9781107643857","price":32.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107643857i_cf366289-2f8b-44cc-96ae-b84523478596.jpg?v=1696781131","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-thomas-pitt-paperback-9781107643857","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}