The History of the Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
Author | : William Godwin |
Publisher | : London : Printed for the author, and sold by G. Kearsley |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1783 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : William Godwin |
Publisher | : London : Printed for the author, and sold by G. Kearsley |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1783 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Basil Williams |
Publisher | : London : Longmans, Green |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jacqueline Reiter |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781473856950 |
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster. Chatham's poor reputation obscures a fascinating and complex man. During a twenty-year career at the heart of government, he served in several important cabinet posts such as First Lord of the Admiralty and Master-General of the Ordnance. Yet despite his closeness to the Prime Minister and friendship with the Royal Family, political rivalries and private tragedy hampered his ascendance. Paradoxically for a man of widely admired diplomatic skills, his downfall owed as much to his personal insecurities and penchant for making enemies as it did to military failure. Using a variety of manuscript sources to tease Chatham from the records, this biography peels away the myths and places him for the first time in proper familial, political, and military context. It breathes life into a much-maligned member of one of Britain's greatest political dynasties, revealing a deeply flawed man trapped in the shadow of his illustrious relatives.
Author | : William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1783 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Hague |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 708 |
Release | : 2012-05-31 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0007480938 |
The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself.
Author | : Jeremy Black |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1992-11-27 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780521398060 |
This book offers an account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder.
Author | : WILLIAM. GODWIN |
Publisher | : Gale Ecco, Print Editions |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2018-04-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781385472330 |
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ National Library of Scotland T198276 Anonymous. By William Godwin. London: printed for G. Robinson, 1784. xv, [1],302p.; 8°
Author | : William Godwin (Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Grossbritannien) |
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Release | : 1783 |
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