'The last of the Tories' : political selections from the diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1839-1850
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'The last of the Tories' : political selections from the diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1839-1850
(Parliamentary history : texts & studies, 17)
Wiley for the Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust, c2021
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"The last of the Tories" : political selections from the diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1839-1850
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Description
The diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785-1851) provide an unrivalled insight into political events during the late-1830s and 1840s, from the perspective of a prominent Tory critic.
At a time of Conservative revival under Sir Robert Peel, Newcastle used his position in the house of lords, his family's historic electoral influence, and personal contacts with politicians and writers, to defend the status quo
Newcastle's diaries provide invaluable detail on these activities, offering important testimony on the Conservative party's disruption in 1845-6 and subsequent attempts to rebuild the party following the Repeal of the Corn Laws
They also illustrate Newcastle's uncompromising views on personalities and events, and his hopes and fears for the country in its domestic and foreign policy
This edition reproduces the political content of the diaries for the period 1839-50, as well as Newcastle's published letters to the press, and is supplemented by a biographical appendix, an itinerary of Newcastle's movements, and a comprehensive index
Taken together, the volume demonstrates why Newcastle was described by Punch magazine in 1845 as 'The Last of the Tories'
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Plates
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
A Reluctant and Recalcitrant Peelite: Newcastle as Ultra-Tory, 1838-46
(I) A Watching Brief
(II) The Crises of 1845-6
Apotheosis or Atrophy? Newcastle and the Protectionists, 1846-50
(I) Conservative Disunion
(II) Catholic Emancipation, Jewish Relief
(III) Protection and Relief
Newcastle's Death and Legacy
The Manuscript
Editorial Conventions of Transcription
The Diaries:
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
1850
Appendix A: Newcastle's Published Letters to the Press
Appendix B: Newcastle's Movements
Biographical Appendix
Index
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