The Aberdeen Coalition 1852-1855

by J.B. Conacher

Book Overview

This book examines the Aberdeen Administration of 1852-1855 in detail in order to clarify the complicated subject of party relationships in mid-nineteenth-century British politics and the operation of the British parliamentary system at that time. Its interest centres on the role of the Peelites in the Coalition as a stage in the evolution of the Gladstonian Liberal party. The author describes the formation of the Coalition, the Cabinet membership...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521071615
• ISBN13: 9780521071611
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"