Seldon, Anthony
The Impossible Office?: The History of the British Prime Minister
- ISBN 13:
- 9781316515327
- author:
- Seldon, Anthony
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 430
- Dimensions:
- 23.5 x 16 x 3 centimeters (0.42
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Impossible Office? The History of the British Prime Minister This book tells the extraordinary story of the office of Prime Minister, marking its third centenary. Historian Sir Anthony Seldon explores the lives and careers of all 55 British Prime Ministers, revealing their successes and failures, loves and scandals, and the changing relationship between the Monarchy and the office. From Robert Walpole to Margaret Thatcher, Seldon discusses which Prime Ministers have been most effective and why. He also describes how the increasing power of the Prime Minister coincided with the steadily falling influence of the Monarchy. This book celebrates the humanity and frailty of these remarkable individuals, who averted revolution and civil war, leading the country through times of peace, crisis and war. By examining the lives of Britain's Prime Ministers, Seldon sheds light on the enduring nature of this democratic political office, which has outlasted all others in world history.
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