Sir Robert Peel / T. A. Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, T. A., author.

Series:

British history in perspective (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

British History in Perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peel, Robert, 1788-1850.

Peel, Robert.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1830-1837.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages).

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, [England] ; New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 1999.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) is always remembered for three things: his creation of the Metropolitan Police, his principal role in the repeal of the Corn Laws and his status as founder of the modern Conservative Party. This is quite sufficient to make him the key statesman of the early Victorian period, but there were many other aspects of his personality and politics which make the study of his career uniquely useful for students of the period. In many ways, he can be seen as the archetypal link figure between the pre-Reform and post-Reform political worlds - embodying a strange mixture of reactionary Toryism and vigorous progressivism.

Contents:

Introduction

The Tory Administrations, 1809-30

The Crisis in Church and State

The New Conservatism

Prime Minister, 1841-6

Peel's Achievement

References

Annotated Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 20, 2016).

ISBN:

0-333-98343-2