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Tory and Whig: The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay

Tory and Whig: The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay

Stephen Taylor
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The parliamentary papers of Edward Harley and William Hay offer a unique insight into the politics of the 1730s and 1740s. The journals kept by the men during the latter part of Sir Robert Walpole's premiership provide two contrasting perspectives: Harley was a leading figure in the Tory party, and a fierce critic of the Whig ministry; Hay was an independently-minded but committed ministerialist. Hay gives an account of events in the Commons, while Harley, who succeeded to the earldom of Oxford in 1741, has a rare insider's view into proceedings in the House of Lords during the Whig supremacy. Other parliamentary papers include Hay's letters to Newcastle, providing a fascinating account of the bitterly contested elections of 1734 in Sussex and Lewes.

STEPHEN TAYLOR is Professor in the History of Early Modern England, University of Durham; Dr CLYVE JONES is assistant librarian at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Boydell Press
Release
July 02, 1998
ISBN
0851155898
ISBN 13
9780851155890

Tory and Whig: The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay

Stephen Taylor
4/5 ( ratings)
The parliamentary papers of Edward Harley and William Hay offer a unique insight into the politics of the 1730s and 1740s. The journals kept by the men during the latter part of Sir Robert Walpole's premiership provide two contrasting perspectives: Harley was a leading figure in the Tory party, and a fierce critic of the Whig ministry; Hay was an independently-minded but committed ministerialist. Hay gives an account of events in the Commons, while Harley, who succeeded to the earldom of Oxford in 1741, has a rare insider's view into proceedings in the House of Lords during the Whig supremacy. Other parliamentary papers include Hay's letters to Newcastle, providing a fascinating account of the bitterly contested elections of 1734 in Sussex and Lewes.

STEPHEN TAYLOR is Professor in the History of Early Modern England, University of Durham; Dr CLYVE JONES is assistant librarian at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.
Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Boydell Press
Release
July 02, 1998
ISBN
0851155898
ISBN 13
9780851155890

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