Biographical Dictionary of British Prime Ministers

Assembled in chronological order of office, this collective biography consists of scholarly essays by British, American, Canadian, and New Zealand academics, on all 51 British Prime Ministers, from Robert Walpole to Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, a period spanning over 270 years. Each signed essay provides essential biographical information outlining its subject’s career history, together with significant dates and events; an informative summary of their particular idiosyncrasies and peculiarities, expanding into a more descriptive and interpretative account of their political life and immediate impact on the political scene; and a reasonably compact list of references and further readings.

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