William Pitt The Younger

Author : William Hague
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007480938
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William Pitt the Younger: A Biography written by William Hague and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself.

Author : William Hague
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0307430278
Total Pages : 683 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William Pitt the Younger written by William Hague and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Pitt the Younger is an illuminating biography of one of the great iconic figures in British history: the man who in 1784 at the age of twenty-four became (and so remains) the youngest Prime Minister in the history of England. In this lively and authoritative study, William Hague–himself the youngest political party leader in recent history–explains the dramatic events and exceptional abilities that allowed extreme youth to be combined with great power. The brilliant son of a father who was also Prime Minister, Pitt was derided as a “schoolboy” when he took office. Yet within months he had outwitted his opponents, and he went on to dominate the political scene for twenty-two years (nineteen of them as Prime Minister). No British politician since has exercised such supremacy for so long. Pitt’s personality has always been hard to unravel. Though he was generally thought to be cold and aloof, his friends described him as the wittiest man they ever knew. By seeing him through the eyes of a politician, William Hague–a prominent member of Britain’s Conservative Party–succeeds in explaining Pitt’s actions and motives through a series of great national crises, including the madness of King George III, the impact of the French Revolution, and the trauma of the Napoleonic wars. He describes how a man dedicated to peace became Britain’s longest-serving war leader, how Pitt the liberal reformer became Pitt the author of repression, and how–though undisputed master of the nation’s finances–he died with vast personal debts. With its rich cast of characters, including Charles James Fox, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Edmund Burke, and George III himself, and set against a backdrop of industrial revolution and global conflict, this is a richly detailed and rounded portrait of an extraordinary political life.

Author : Eric J. Evans
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134786778
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book William Pitt the Younger written by Eric J. Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a complete historical background to Pitt's career, Eric Evans re-examines his policies and achievements in the light of recent research, and offers fresh insight on established stereotypes.

Author : William Pitt
Publisher : Coffee.Thomas
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Speeches of William Pitt, the Younger written by William Pitt and published by Coffee.Thomas. This book was released on 1940 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael J. Turner
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 : 9781852855062
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pitt the Younger written by Michael J. Turner and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) dedicated his life to the exercise of power, possessing superb oratory skills, personal probity and a deep understanding of politics. He presided over reforms that set up modern government in Britain. This title shows what Pitt achieved and how he achieved it.

Author : Robin Reilly
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pitt the Younger, 1759-1806 written by Robin Reilly and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1978 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759? 23 January 1806) was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24. He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806. He was also the Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout his premiership. He is known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who previously served as Prime Minister of Great Britain. In 1766 he gained the style of The Honourable when his father was created an Earl."--Wikipedia.

Author : William Pitt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Speeches of William Pitt, the Younger written by William Pitt and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Hague
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780007203802
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book William Pitt the Younger written by William Hague and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2005-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sunday Times bestselling biography of one of the towering figures in British history who became Prime Minister at the age of twenty-four, written by the youngest-ever leader of the Tory Party.

Author : Jacqueline Reiter
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 9781473856950
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Late Lord written by Jacqueline Reiter and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Richard L. Leonard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781788319980
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Titans written by Richard L. Leonard and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Authors' Note -- Chapter 1. The Parliamentary Cockpit -- Chapter 2. Fathers and Sons -- Chapter 3. Charles James Fox: Early Life, 1749-74 -- Chapter 4. The Early Career of Pitt the Younger: A Chip off the Old Block? -- Chapter 5. The Third Man: A Stubborn and Determined Monarch -- Chapter 6. From Tory to Whig -- Chapter 7. Peace with America: The Rockingham and Shelburne Governments -- Chapter 8. The Fox-North Coalition and the King's 'Coup d'État' -- Chapter 9. The 'Mince-Pie' Government -- Chapter 10. The Young Reformer -- Chapter 11. The Regency Crisis -- Chapter 12. The French Revolution and Foreign Relations -- Chapter 13. The Younger Pitt as War Leader -- Chapter 14. Union and Resignation -- Chapter 15. The Addington Interlude -- Chapter 16. Return and Death -- Chapter 17. Fox's 'Last Hurrah' ... and Final Disappointment -- Chapter 18. The Long Aftermath -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix I. Extract from Pitt's speech against the formation of the Fox-North coalition, 21 February 1783 -- Appendix II. Speech of Charles James Fox on 10 June 1806 -- Index -- Image Section.