The Political Diaries of the Fourth Earl of Carnarvon, 1857–1890: Volume 35: Colonial Secretary and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (Camden Fifth Series, Series Number 35) - Hardcover

 
9780521194051: The Political Diaries of the Fourth Earl of Carnarvon, 1857–1890: Volume 35: Colonial Secretary and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland (Camden Fifth Series, Series Number 35)
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ISBN 10: 0521194059 ISBN 13: 9780521194051
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Henry Herbert Molyneux, fourth Earl of Carnarvon (1831–90), figured prominently in Conservative high politics during four decades of the second half of the nineteenth century, serving under three Prime Ministers in all the Conservative governments between 1858 and 1886. He was also a member of the Cabinet in three of them, appointed as Colonial Secretary twice, and Viceroy of Ireland during the Home Rule crisis of 1885–6. This book is based on the so-far comparatively neglected diaries which he kept meticulously throughout his life. Few such political diaries of Cabinet ministers on this scale and significance have survived. They show him to be a shrewd observer of events, and the records of his conversations with the leaders of the Conservative Party as well as with political opponents are of the greatest interest. This study has also drawn on many archive collections containing Carnarvon's correspondence and memoranda.

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Book Description

Based on the diaries of Henry Herbert Molyneux, fourth Earl of Carnarvon, this book sheds new light on Conservative politics in the second half of the nineteenth century. Few political diaries of this scale and significance have survived and they reveal him to be a shrewd observer of events.

About the Author

Peter Gordon is Emeritus Professor of History of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, where until 1993 he was Department Head of History and Humanities. Peter is a Fellow of both the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521194059
ISBN 13 
9780521194051
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
518
Editor
Gordon Peter

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