Political Diaries of the Fourth Earl of Carnarvon, 1857 1890: Volume 3 - Colonial Secretary and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland

Klappentext The so-far neglected diaries of Henry Herbert Molyneux, fourth Earl of Carnarvon, provide rare insight into nineteenth-century Conservative politics. Zusammenfassung Based on the diaries of Henry Herbert Molyneux! fourth Earl of Carnarvon! this book sheds new light on Conservative politics in the second half of the nineteenth century. Few political diaries of this scale and significance have survived and they reveal him to be a shrewd observer of events. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Illustrations; 2. Acknowledgements; 3. Abbreviations; 4. Manuscript collections consulted; 5. Preface; 6. Introduction; 7. Ministerial posts held; 8. Carnarvon pedigree; 9. The diaries: 1857, 1858, 1859, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890; Index.

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• Authors: Peter Gordon
• Assisted by: Peter Gordon (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521283298
• ISBN: 978-0-521-28329-8
• No. of pages: 518
• Series: Camden Fifth; Camden Fifth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700