Walpole and the Whig Supremacy

Men and Their Times

by Harry T. Dickinson

Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped. Page block is lightly blemished. Florid bookplate on front pastedown as well as penned note. Small chip to the lower edge of page 125. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW

Genres: History, Politics

205 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Harry Thomas Dickinson FRSE is an English historian specialising in British eighteenth century politics. He obtained his BA and MA from the University of Durham and his PhD from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Reviews

[Bill38silver · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short(ish) book on the most successful British politician of the 18th century, Robert Walpole. It is in the style of a biography but in segmenting chapters by theme (political management, foreign policy) there is inevitably some overlap and recurrence of points. Overall it is unlikely to change many people's perception that the eighteenth century is less interesting than other periods in history. Obviously Dickinson is working with the material he has but this is not a read that left me inspired to rush to read more about Walpole or the Georgian/Hanoverian period between 1714 and 1750.

[Lauren Albert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small book about Walpole and his political life--his rise and his fall. It was an interesting glimpse of politics at the time--the relationships between the monarch and Parliament, the role of the monarch's advisers, etc. Dickinson demonstrates Walpole's astuteness and assesses what he did right and wrong in managing his political position and achieving his goals.