Parliament and Politics in the Age of Asquith and Lloyd George - The Diaries of Cecil Harmsworth Mp, 1909-22

Cecil Harmsworth's diary is an account of his time as a Liberal MP under Herbert Asquith and Lloyd George.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; The diaries; 1. 1909; 2. 1910; 3. 1911; 4. 1912; 5. 1913; 6. 1914; 7. 1915; 8. 1916; 9. 1917; 10. 1918; 11. 1919; 12. 1920; 13. 1921; 14. 1922; Index.

About the author

Andrew Thorpe is Pro Vice Chancellor for Humanities at the University of Exeter. His books include studies of the 1931 crisis, British Communism, and party politics in the Second World War. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Richard Toye is Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter. He has published widely in the field of political history, including three books on Winston Churchill. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Summary

Cecil Harmsworth served as a Liberal MP from 1906 to 1922, under Herbert Asquith and Lloyd George. His diary forms a record of the politics of the period, detailing late-night Commons sittings and the rough and tumble of the campaign trail as well as giving skilful pen-portraits of the major figures of the day.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Thorpe Toye
• Assisted by: Andrew Thorpe (Editor), Richard Toye (Editor), Toye Richard (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2016
• EAN: 9781107162457
• ISBN: 978-1-107-16245-7
• No. of pages: 367
• Series: Camden Fifth Series; Camden Fifth Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; History, European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Politics and government