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The Duke of Portland

Politics and Party in the Age of George III

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  1. David Wilkinson
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Making of a Whig

    • David Wilkinson
    Pages 1-34

  3. High Office

    • David Wilkinson
    Pages 35-59

  4. Heading the Party

    • David Wilkinson
    Pages 60-78

  5. Fragmentation and Coalition

    • David Wilkinson
    Pages 79-107

  6. Home Secretary

    • David Wilkinson
    Pages 108-136

  7. Whig into Tory

    • David Wilkinson
    Pages 137-170

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 171-197
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About this book

The Third Duke of Portland served twice as Prime Minster and had a long and distinguished political career from 1760s to the 1780s. This study details how he was transformed from a pillar of the grand Whiggery (he was the brother-in-law of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire) into the figurehead for would-be Tories. The book also examines how he played an important public role in many of the political crises of his era (including the French Revolution and the Union) as well as a hidden role in British history (he was involved in the secret service and political corruption).

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'This is the first, much needed, biography of the Duke, whose political career spanned most of George III's reign and who was home secretary during the crisis of the French Revolution and twice head of the government. In his well-crafted study David Wilkinson manages successfully to portray the personality of the man as well as clarifying his political significance as statesman and party leader.' - Michael Duffy, University of Exeter, UK

'This is a carefully researched and interesting study of a man who twice headed a ministry in the course of a long career, but has been unduly neglected since. If fills convincingly a suprising gap.' - John Ehrman

'David Wilkinson's...well constructed study of the third Duke of Portland, twice prime minister during the reign of George III, fills an obvious gap in British political history...This is indeed a welcome book.' - Professor James Sack, History Department, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

About the author

DAVID WILKINSON is a Lecturer in history in the Faculty of Continuing Education, Birkbeck College, University of London.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Duke of Portland

  • Book Subtitle: Politics and Party in the Age of George III

  • Authors: David Wilkinson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595958

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

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

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-96385-2Published: 13 December 2002

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59595-8Published: 12 December 2002

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 197

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Modern History, Political History, Literature, general

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