George III : king and politicians 1760-70
George III was a high-profile character in British history around whom rages a perennial dispute over his aims: did he seek to restore royal power or merely exercise his constitutional rights? This chronological survey covers the first ten years of his reign of power politics and policy-making
Print Book, English, 2002
Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2002
History
304 pages ; 22 cm
9780719064289, 9780719064296, 0719064287, 0719064295
50582353
Preface1. The Parameters of Politics2. The Political Scenario in 17603. Pitt and Newcastle (1760-1762): War and Peace4. The Bute Ministry (1762-1763): Peace and Cider5. The Grenville Ministry (1763-1765): Wilkes and America6. The First Rockingham Ministry (1765-1766): The Stamp Act Crisis7. The Chatham Ministry. I. The Year of Charles Townshend (1766-1767): India and America8. The Chatham Ministry. II. Grafton as Caretaker (1767-1768): Political re-alignments9. The Grafton Ministry (1768-1770) The Middlesex Election and the Townshend Duties Crisis10. George III, Lord North, and the defeat of ‘faction’ (1770)11. Conclusion: Factions of Parties?BibliographyIndex -- .