The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715-1754 [2 Vols]

by John Beresford Owen, Lewis B. Namier, Romney Sedgwick, et al.

These volumes contain 2,041 biographical articles and 314 constituency articles. They cover the ascendancy, dominance and fall of Sir Robert Walpole; the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 and the difficulties of the Tory partyin responding to it.

The Introductory Survey, in the first part of this two volume set, sketches the procedure of the House of Commons during this period, shows the two party system in being at the general election...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0118800981
• ISBN13: 9780118800983
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 8.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.9" x 8.3" x 10.7"