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The Early Parties and Politics in Britain, 1688-1832

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  1. Brian Hill
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Part of the book series: British Studies Series (BRSS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: The Political Scene

    • Brian Hill
    Pages 1-23

  3. 1679–1715: Revolution and Religion

    • Brian Hill
    Pages 24-57

  4. 1715–45: A ‘Prime’ Minister

    • Brian Hill
    Pages 58-92

  5. 1745–70: Princes and Kings

    • Brian Hill
    Pages 93-123

  8. Conclusion

    • Brian Hill
    Pages 197-204

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 205-246
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About this book

There has always been a tendency to view British politics before the 1832 reform act as though the parties in parliament were clumsy, embryo versions of the later Conservatives and Liberals - their every act interpreted as being either as further striving towards modernity or a relapse into more primitive patterns of behaviour. This can be helpful to students in disentangling some very complex factional material, but for much of the time the 19th and 20th century party labels simply do not make any sense at all in this earlier period. A good, clear account of what exactly was meant by 'party' and how the different parliamentary groupings evolved from the Restoration to the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars has long been needed, and Brian Hill, who has studied this issue for many years, has at last provided such an account.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Early Parties and Politics in Britain, 1688-1832

  • Authors: Brian Hill

  • Series Title: British Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24487-4

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 256

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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