The Parliamentary Career of Charles de Laet Waldo Sibthorp, 1826-1855 Ultra-Tory Opposition to Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain |
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| Author:
| Roberts, Stephen
Acton, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7734-1667-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Edwin Mellen Press, The
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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This book adds to our knowledge of British politics in the period from Catholic Emancipation (1829) to the Great Exhibition (1851). It includes a biographical introduction on Sibthorp, an analytical essay on his ultra-Tory political opinions and extracts with annotations from his very readable and lively speeches in the House of Commons on such issues as Catholic Emancipation, the Maynooth Grant, parliamentary reform, retrenchment, government secrecy, military matters, railways,...
More DescriptionThis book adds to our knowledge of British politics in the period from Catholic Emancipation (1829) to the Great Exhibition (1851). It includes a biographical introduction on Sibthorp, an analytical essay on his ultra-Tory political opinions and extracts with annotations from his very readable and lively speeches in the House of Commons on such issues as Catholic Emancipation, the Maynooth Grant, parliamentary reform, retrenchment, government secrecy, military matters, railways, agricultural protection and the Great Exhibition. This book contains five color photographs.