| Britain's Prime Ministers Contributor(s): Ellis, Roger (Author), Treasure, Geoffrey (Author), Butler, Lord (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 0856832340 ISBN-13: 9780856832345 Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn Publishers OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2006 Annotation: This useful single-volume collection combines an introductory essay on the emergence and changing role of the British prime minister with 51 concise biographies of the people who have played this role, from Sir Robert Walpole at the beginning of the 18th century to current prime minister Tony Blair. These essays reveal how each figure molded the office in response to the situation of the time, and the preface by Lord Butler adds insight into the present-day workings of the office. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: 941.009 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.52" W x 9.5" (1.61 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book combines an introductory essay on the emergence and changing role of the British Prime Minister with short biographies (average 2500 words) of the fifty-one who have played that role from Sir Robert Walpole to Tony Blair.Though Walpole never held the title of 'prime minister', his long tenure as principal minister of the Crown and as the dominant figure in the House of Commons effectively established him as Britain's first prime minister. The circumstances of the Hanoverian succession left him and his successors more answerable to a majority in Parliament than to the King. Though George III sought a more active role in government, leadership of Parliament became the determining factor of who was prime minister. |
