Why Spencer Perceval Had to Die - The Assassination of a British Prime Minister

Zusatztext Linklater very skilfully reconstructs the careers of both Bellingham and Perceval towards their fatal convergence. In doing so! he uncovers a host of ambiguities! vested interests! national and international intrigues and unexplained facts ... Linklater reconstructs this forgotten moment of history with both wit and care. It is a gloriously murky! brilliantly crepuscular book Informationen zum Autor Andro Linklater was the author of Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy as well as The Code of Love and several other books. He lived in England. Klappentext Examines the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in 1812! and the repercussions it had. Offers a fresh perspective on Britain and the Western world at a critical moment in history. On the two hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Spencer Perceval - the only British Prime Minister ever to have suffered that fate - this is the riveting untold story of the murder, the murderer and the repercussions of his act Zusammenfassung On the two hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Spencer Perceval - the only British Prime Minister ever to have suffered that fate - this is the riveting untold story of the murder, the murderer and the repercussions of his act

Product details

• Authors: Andro Linklater
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2013
• EAN: 9781408831717
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-3171-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), United Kingdom, Great Britain, History: specific events and topics, Biography: historical, political and military, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850