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The Impossible Office?: The History of the British Prime Minister Hardcover - 2021

by Anthony Seldon; Jonathan Meakin (Other); Illias Thoms (Other)


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Marking the third centenary of the office of Prime Minister, this book tells its extraordinary story, explaining how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10 Downing Street, explores the lives and careers, loves and scandals, successes and failures, of all our great Prime Ministers. From Robert Walpole and William Pitt the Younger, to Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher, Seldon discusses which of our Prime Ministers have been most effective and why. He reveals the changing relationship between the Monarchy and the office of the Prime Minister in intimate detail, describing how the increasing power of the Prime Minister in becoming leader of Britain coincided with the steadily falling influence of the Monarchy. This book celebrates the humanity and frailty, work and achievement, of these 55 remarkable individuals, who averted revolution and civil war, leading the country through times of peace, crisis and war.

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  • Title The Impossible Office?: The History of the British Prime Minister
  • Author Anthony Seldon; Jonathan Meakin (Other); Illias Thoms (Other)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 430
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2021-04-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781316515327 / 131651532X
  • Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 7.7 x 1.1 in (23.37 x 19.56 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Politics and government, Prime ministers - Great Britain - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2021001526
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941.080

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