British Prime Ministers
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British Prime Ministers

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British Prime Ministers

About this book

There is a distinct lack of readily available information about the British prime ministers, especially as a group. There are thick biographies of the big names Pitt, Gladstone, Churchill - but who were the others? There are plenty of short booklets and pamphlets for all the monarchs but little or nothing on most of the fifty-three PMs. What better way to introduce these individuals than through a short, accurate review of each Prime Minister, briefly describing their background and influence, their role in British history and in major world events. On closer inspection, the PMs are revealed to be more colourful figures than might be imagined, whose unique personalities and individual deeds shaped important historical events. British Prime Ministersoffers a handy and accessible guide to all of Britain's heads of government, from Sir Robert Walpole right through to Boris Johnson, thereby lifting the veil of obscurity from an all-too-neglected cast of characters.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. A Brief Overview of British Political Parties
  5. 1 - Sir Robert Walpole
  6. 2 - Spencer Compton (Earl of Wilmington)
  7. 3 - Henry Pelham
  8. 4 - Thomas Pelham-Holles (Duke of Newcastle)
  9. 5 - William Cavendish (Duke of Devonshire)
  10. 6 - John Stuart (Earl of Bute)
  11. 7 - George Grenville
  12. 8 - Charles Watson-Wentworth (Marquess of Rockingham)
  13. 9 - William Pitt the Elder (Earl of Chatham)
  14. 10 - Augustus Henry Fitzroy (Duke of Grafton)
  15. 11 - Frederick North (Lord North)
  16. 12 - William Petty (Earl of Shelburne)
  17. 13 - William Cavendish-Bentinck (Duke of Portland)
  18. 14 - William Pitt the Younger
  19. 15 - Henry Addington (Lord Sidmouth)
  20. 16 - William Grenville (Baron Grenville)
  21. 17 - Spencer Perceval
  22. 18 - Robert Jenkinson (Earl of Liverpool)
  23. 19 - George Canning
  24. 20 - Frederick Robinson (Viscount Goderich)
  25. 21 - Arthur Wellesley (Duke of Wellington)
  26. 22 - Charles Grey (Earl Grey)
  27. 23 - William Lamb (Viscount Melbourne)
  28. 24 - Sir Robert Peel
  29. 25 - John Russell (Lord Russell)
  30. 26 - Edward Smith-Stanley (Earl of Derby)
  31. 27 - George Hamilton-Gordon (Earl of Aberdeen)
  32. 28 - Henry Temple (Viscount Palmerston)
  33. 29 - Benjamin Disraeli
  34. 30 - William Gladstone
  35. 31 - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (Marquess of Salisbury)
  36. 32 - Archibald Primrose (Earl of Rosebery)
  37. 33 - Arthur Balfour
  38. 34 - Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
  39. 35 - Herbert Asquith
  40. 36 - David Lloyd George
  41. 37 - Andrew Bonar Law
  42. 38 - Stanley Baldwin
  43. 39 - James Ramsay MacDonald
  44. 40 - Neville Chamberlain
  45. 41 - Winston Churchill
  46. 42 - Clement Attlee
  47. 43 - Sir Anthony Eden
  48. 44 - Harold Macmillan
  49. 45 - Sir Alec Douglas-Home
  50. 46 - Harold Wilson
  51. 47 - Edward Heath
  52. 48 - James Callaghan
  53. 49 - Margaret Thatcher
  54. 50 - John Major
  55. 51 - Tony Blair
  56. 52 - Gordon Brown
  57. 53 - David Cameron
  58. Dates of Service
  59. List of Monarchs
  60. Picture Credits
  61. Acknowledgements