The Fox-North Coalition: Crisis of the Constitution, 1782-4

by John Cannon

Book Overview

Dr Cannon studies the workings of the eighteenth-century constitution, concentrating on the years of acute crisis from 1782 to 1784. He examines the formation of the Fox-North coalition, its achievement of office in March 1783, and the manoeuvres by which it was eventually ousted. In doing so he throws light on several obscure questions, such as the reasons for Shelburne's unpopularity, the part played by William Pitt over the India Bill (based on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521076676
• ISBN13: 9780521076678
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"