| The Whig World 1760-1837 Contributor(s): Mitchell, Leslie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1852855800 ISBN-13: 9781852855802 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: The Whigs were one of the two great English political parties in the 150 years after 1700, far more often in office than their arch-rivals the Tories. With members such as Charles James Fox, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and Lord Byron, its gambling, loose-living, drinking and wit were notorious. This book paints a portrait, of which politics forms only a small part, of an extraordinary group of men and women whose power, taste and intellect dominated the centre of what had become the greatest power in the world. Cosmopolitan, urban, sophisticated, sceptical and promiscuous, the Whigs numbered far more brilliant conversationalists and controversialists amongst their number than the Bloomsbury Group. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.32" W x 9.17" (0.81 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
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| Publisher Description: The Whigs were one of the two great English political parties in the 150 years after 1700, vastly influential whether in office or in opposition. Yet the Whigs were much more than simply a group of politicians. An exclusive set, composed of the greatest and wealthiest families, the Whig world was a self-contained and small one, impervious to outside criticism. With members such as Charles James Fox, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and Lord Byron, its gambling, loose-living, drinking and wit was notorious. The Whig World is a portrait, of which politics forms only a small part, of an extraordinary group of men and women whose power, taste and intellect dominated the centre of what had become the greatest power in the world. Cosmopolitan, sceptical, urban, sophisticated, and promiscuous, the Whigs numbered many more brilliant conversationalists and controversialists amongst their number than the Bloomsbury Group. |