Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury - Vol. 1: 1825-1845, Part One

The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-85): Vol. 1, Part One demonstrates the emergence of Lord Ashley, the 'Poor Man's Earl', as a passionate evangelical reformer and determined advocate for a range of domestic and international issues and causes.

List of contents

• Foreword


• Acknowledgements


• Maps


• Abbreviations


• Introduction


• Note on the text


• A note on references and editorial method


• A note on language used in the Diary


• Ashley/Shaftesbury's immediate family


• A Chronology, 1801-45


• The Diary

About the author

David Brown has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton since 2012, having previously taught at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has published widely on nineteenth century British history including a major biography of Lord Palmerston (Yale University Press, 2010). He held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2019-22.

Summary

The Diaries of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-85): Vol. 1, Part One demonstrates the emergence of Lord Ashley, the 'Poor Man's Earl', as a passionate evangelical reformer and determined advocate for a range of domestic and international issues and causes.

Product details

• Authors: David (Professor of Modern History Brown
• Assisted by: Brown (Editor), David Brown (Editor), Brown David (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.2023
• EAN: 9780197267400
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726740-0
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: Records of Social and Economic History
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