A Portrait of Influence
Life and Letters of Arthur Onslow, the Great Speaker
Will be published approx. on 10. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-119-42493-2 (ISBN)
Description
The first ever collection of the letters of Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), who was the Speaker of the House of Commons for an unsurpassed 33 years and also known as the Great Speaker.
* Provides an insight into many interesting aspects of 18th century life as he served during the entire reign of George II, and brought about significant changes to the role of Speaker
* Illustrates his work as a JP and as an MP, but also his philosophical, literary and antiquarian interests, and his pivotal role in the formation of the British Museum
* Highlights his friendship with one of the leading politician of his time, the Duke of Newcastle, and his influence on the political stability of the 1740s and 50s
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-42493-2 (9781119424932)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Mary Clayton completed her MPhil on parliamentary elections in Haslemere, 1715-1780 in 1993. She worked at The National Archives on the Equity project, cataloguing Chancery cases, before becoming a researcher for the Clergy of the Church of England Database, CCEd. She was the London based researcher for the Old Bailey Online, and then worked on the London Lives project, before returning as a senior research officer to CCEd. As an honorary fellow of the University of Durham, she is currently the first point of contact for those wishing to communicate with the Clergy database.
Content
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Editorial Note
Abbreviations
List of Correspondents
Introduction
Letters of Arthur Onslow, 1691-1768
Bibliography
Index