Lord Salisbury: A Political Biography - Softcover

Steele, Dr E David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415257611 ISBN 13: 9780415257619

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Lord Salisbury was one of the most influential Prime Ministers of the Victorian Age. This book presents an interpretation of his character and ideas which shaped the history of the United Kingdom and the Tory party in the nineteenth century. As Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, he was awarded with popular, and cross-party, support for the majority of his policies both at home and abroad. The most controversial aspect of his career was his resistance to Irish Home Rule, and this is re-examined in detail. More than any other British statesman, Lord Salisbury was responsible for the successful international diplomacy that secured Britain's place among the great powers, and he guided the enormous territorial expansion of the British Empire during his time at the Foreign Office.

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Review:

"Masterly ... a first-rate job ... [Steele] brings considerable reserves of learning and scholarship to his account."
-Anthony Howard, The Sunday Times (London)

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0415257611
• ISBN 13: 9780415257619
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 472