George III : king and politicians, 1760-1770 / / Peter D.G. Thomas
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| Autore: |
Thomas Peter David Garner
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| Titolo: |
George III : king and politicians, 1760-1770 / / Peter D.G. Thomas
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press |
| New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (ix, 262 pages) : digital file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 941.07/3/092 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820 |
| Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography | |
| Great Britain Kings and rulers | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| First published: 2002. | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-254) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The parameters of politics -- 2 The political scenario in 1760 -- 3 Pitt and Newcastle (1760-1762): war and peace -- 4 The Bute ministry (1762-1763): peace and cider -- 5 The Grenville ministry (1763-1765): Wilkes and America -- 6 The first Rockingham ministry (1765-1766): the Stamp Act Crisis -- 7 The Chatham ministry I. The year of Charles Townshend (1766-1767): India and America -- 8 The Chatham ministry II. Grafton as caretaker (1767-1768): political re-alignments -- 9 The Grafton ministry (1768-1770): the Middlesex Election and the Townshend Duties Crisis -- 10 George III, Lord North and the defeat of 'faction' (1770) -- 11 Conclusion: factions or parties? -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | George III was a high-profile character in British history around whom rages a perennial dispute over his aims: did he seek to restore royal power or merely exercise his constitutional rights? This chronological survey covers the first ten years of his reign of power politics and policy-making. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | George III |
| ISBN: | 1-84779-565-X |
| 1-5261-3739-9 | |
| 1-78170-031-1 | |
| 1-280-71957-5 | |
| 9786610719570 | |
| 1-84779-056-9 | |
| 1-4175-9057-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910146879503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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