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British Politics on the Eve of Reform

The Duke of Wellington's Administration, 1828-30

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  • © 1998

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  1. Peter Jupp

    1. The Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Monarchy

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 9-37

  4. Wellington as Prime Minister

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 38-69

  5. The Cabinet

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 70-106

  6. The Departments of State

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 107-132

  7. Legislation

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 133-194

  8. Parliament: Debates, Committees, Petitions and Returns

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 195-239

  9. Parliament: Parties

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 240-329

  10. Parliament and Public Opinion

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 330-386

  11. Parliament, the Government and Popular Politics

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 387-439

  12. Summary and Conclusion

    • Peter Jupp
    Pages 440-450

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 451-483
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About this book

Based on an extensive range of sources, this impressive book analyses the principal institutions and features of British politics on the eve of reform: the monarchy, the prime ministership, the cabinet, the departments of State, parliamentary legislation, investigation, debate and parties, and the relationship between Parliament, the media, public opinion and popular politics. Designed to provide an accessible guide to how British politics was conducted in the early nineteenth century, this book leads to two main conclusions about pre-Reform politics: the unpredictability and openness of parliamentary affairs, and the centrality of Parliament to the politics of all social classes.

Reviews

'...a seminal book that will be essential reading for specialists and students alike and which lays the foundation for future work on the subject.' - E.A. Smith, former Reader in Modern History, University of Reading

'A distinguished and authoritative study that is considerably weightier in its significance that the title suggests. It is not less than a comparable account of the political order at the eve of reform, comparable in many ways to Sir Lewis Namier's Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III.' - Frank O' Gorman, Professor of History, University of Manchester

'The other great virtue of his book is that it draws together the conclusions reached by a wide array of more specialist studies...an indispensable reference book for many years to come.' - Norman Gash, Times Literary Supplement

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

    Peter Jupp

About the author

PETER JUPP, Professor of British History in The Queen's University, Belfast, and has taught there since 1964. He is the author of British and Irish Elections, 1784-1831 and Lord Grenville, 1793-1795, and has recently edited The Letter Journal of George Canning, 1793-1795. The author of numerous articles on aspects of British and Irish politics in the late Hanoverian period, he has recently completed a study of the historical works of Benjamin Disraeli.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: British Politics on the Eve of Reform

  • Book Subtitle: The Duke of Wellington's Administration, 1828-30

  • Authors: Peter Jupp

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26819-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

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

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-55336-7Published: 19 August 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-26819-1Published: 27 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 483

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Political Science, Modern History, British Politics

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