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A very valuable study of early-19th-century British politics, with Liverpool squarely at its heart. * PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY *
By way of a patient reexamination of all the available evidence, Hay's new biography has forged a fresh and convincing account that restores Liverpool to his proper role as a pivotal figure in the politics of early 19th century Britain. * LAW & LIBERTY *
A well-written and thoroughly researched piece of scholarship which would be especially useful for those seeking an account of the major issues of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century politics. * CERCLES *
Hay offers a brilliant guide to his subject and his period. He shows how careful scholarship can be made accessible to non-specialist readers of history. The clear, well-written narrative presents arguments effectively, along with the personalities and events behind them. Lord Liverpool captures the immediacy of decision-making and political action as they unfolded. * THE NEW CRITERION *
Restores Liverpool to his proper place in British political history . . . Mr. Hay, a professor of history at Mississippi State University, guides the reader engagingly through the political maze. * WALL STREET JOURNAL *
In this tightly compressed political biography, Hay . . . [builds] a well-supported case that Liverpool pragmatically shepherded Britain through foreign and domestic trials, employed judicious timely reforms, and held together governments of competing egos while deftly handling pressuring monarchs and opposition Whigs. * CHOICE *
[A] work of impeccable scholarship. * LONDON MAGAZINE *
If there must be one criticism of this work, it is that it is too short. . . . Hay's book is an impressive addition to the scholarship and a welcome look at an unjustly neglected figure in the history of conservative thought and governance. * NATIONAL REVIEW *
A well-written and thoroughly researched piece of scholarship which would be especially useful for those seeking an account of the major issues of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century politics. * CERCLES *
A lively, full and engaging narrative. * LITERARY REVIEW *
[A] splendid new biography . . . Hay brings to the story a more biographical approach, which allows him to focus closely on Liverpool's personality, which is brilliantly evoked in a series of anecdotes and quotations from contemporary observers . . . Wonderful. * NEW STATESMAN *
A brilliant new biography. -- ANDREW ROBERTS * iNEWS *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783272822
Author William Anthony Hay
Format Hardback
Page Count 365
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g