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A History of British Prime Ministers (Omnibus Edition): Walpole to Cameron
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A History of British Prime Ministers (Omnibus Edition): Walpole to Cameron Hardcover - 2014

by Dick Leonard


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Fifty-two men and one woman have held the post of Prime Minister during the past three centuries - from Sir Robert Walpole to David Cameron. In this omnibus edition, which includes Eighteenth-Century British Premiers, Nineteenth-Century British Premiers, A Century of Premiers, plus new and updated chapters on Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, Dick Leonard recounts the circumstances which took them to the top of the 'greasy pole', probes their political and personal strengths and weaknesses, assesses their performance in office and asks what lasting influence they have had. The author also recounts fascinating and often littleknown facts about the private lives of each of the Prime Ministers, for example who was suspected of being the illegitimate half-brother of George III, who was assassinated in the House of Commons, who spent his evenings prowling the streets of London, trying to 'reform' prostitutes, which two premiers, one Tory one Labour, were taught by the same governess as a child, and who was described by his own son as 'probably the greatest natural Don Juan in the history of British politics'?

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  • Title A History of British Prime Ministers (Omnibus Edition): Walpole to Cameron
  • Author Dick Leonard
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Omnibus ed
  • Pages 881
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan, London
  • Date 2014-03-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781137338044 / 1137338040
  • Weight 3.7 lbs (1.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.3 x 2.6 in (23.88 x 16.00 x 6.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Dewey Decimal Code 050

About the author

Dick Leonard is an historian, journalist and author and a former Labour MP. For many years he was Assistant Editor of The Economist, and headed their office in Brussels, where he was later also correspondent of The Observer. He also worked for the BBC, and contributed regularly to leading newspapers across the world. His publications include The Economist Guide to the European Union, Elections in Britain, A Century of Premiers: Salisbury to Blair; Nineteenth Century British Premiers: Pitt to Rosebery and Eighteenth Century British Premiers: Walpole to the Younger Pitt.
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