Pitt the Elder
Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1992-11-27
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780521398060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder.
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Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1992-11-27
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780521398060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder.
Author: William Hague
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2012-05-31
Total Pages: 708
ISBN-13: 0007480938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself.
Author: Edward Pearce
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-01-26
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1409089088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis remarkable book opens at the dawn of the British Empire - with the great sea battle at Quiberon Bay where French ships, intended for the 1759 invasion of Britain, are chased, caught and defeated by a fleet commanded by Admiral Sir Edward Hawke. In this momentous victory Britain effectively settled the outcome of the Seven Years' War and established itself as the world's dominant imperial power. At the heart of the conflict with France was William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham and Britain's future Prime Minister. Weaving together military history and political biography Edward Pearce provides a portrait of the man 'with an eye like a diamond' - a man who had close ties with the slave trade and who preached war and British supremacy on a world stage. Alongside detailed descriptions of battles in Europe and North America we follow Pitt's career as a politician - one that was closely intertwined with General James Wolfe at Quebec; American independence; the slow mind of George III and the quick one of the rake and outsider John Wilkes. Edward Pearce scrutinises the real man at the heart of the historical events and mystique surrounding the legacy of Pitt the Elder, to present a rounded and masterful portrait of arguably the most powerful minister ever to guide Britain's foreign policy and of an age which marked a new epoch in history, when the balance of power in Europe and the world was set for almost two centuries.
Author: Jacqueline Reiter
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781473856950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn 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: Basil Williams
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
Published: 1913
Total Pages: 478
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marie Peters
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 306
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is study of William Pitt the elder, the English statesman known as the "Great Commoner" in the context of his historical role. Pitt was a chief figure in the coalition government of 1757-1761 and architect of the military defeat of the French in India and Canada (1759).
Author: Stanley Ayling
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 506
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: D. Leonard
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-12-15
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 023030463X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFollowing his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger Pitt.
Author: Richard Middleton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-08-22
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780521521321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmphasizes the role of teamwork in the British government's conduct of the Seven Year's War.
Author: Henry Thomas King
Publisher:
Published: 1911
Total Pages: 292
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese sketches are the result of years of inquiry, research and compilation intended to give such traditions and facts as could be had from reliable sources and records. The demand for sketches of many of Pitt's prominent men made necessary the addition of a second part. Advertisements were necessary from a financial standpoint and are included in the back, separate and apart.