Eighteenth-Century British Premiers: Walpole to the Younger Pitt

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.

Author: D. Leonard
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/14/2010
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 7.01w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780230284784

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.