Tory and Whig: The Parliamentary Papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay (Parliamentary History Record Series)
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Stephen C Taylor (Contributor) Clyve Jones (Contributor)
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Parliamentary papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay, MP for Seaford, 1716-1735.
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 ofHistorical Research, University of London. 1 b/w, 1 line illus.
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- Contributor: Stephen C Taylor
- Imprint: The Boydell Press
- ISBN13: 9780851155890
- Number of Pages: 484
- Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
- Packaged Weight: 1
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Release Date: 1998-07-02
- Series: Parliamentary History Record Series
- Binding: Hardback
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