Pitt the Elder
Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1992-11-27
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780521398060
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book offers an account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder.
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Pitt the Elder
Author: Edward Pearce
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-01-26
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1409089088
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This remarkable book opens at the dawn of the British Empire - with the great sea battle at Quiberon Bay where French ships, intended for the 1759 invasion of Britain, are chased, caught and defeated by a fleet commanded by Admiral Sir Edward Hawke. In this momentous victory Britain effectively settled the outcome of the Seven Years' War and established itself as the world's dominant imperial power. At the heart of the conflict with France was William Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham and Britain's future Prime Minister. Weaving together military history and political biography Edward Pearce provides a portrait of the man 'with an eye like a diamond' - a man who had close ties with the slave trade and who preached war and British supremacy on a world stage. Alongside detailed descriptions of battles in Europe and North America we follow Pitt's career as a politician - one that was closely intertwined with General James Wolfe at Quebec; American independence; the slow mind of George III and the quick one of the rake and outsider John Wilkes. Edward Pearce scrutinises the real man at the heart of the historical events and mystique surrounding the legacy of Pitt the Elder, to present a rounded and masterful portrait of arguably the most powerful minister ever to guide Britain's foreign policy and of an age which marked a new epoch in history, when the balance of power in Europe and the world was set for almost two centuries.
William Pitt the Younger: A Biography
Author: William Hague
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2012-05-31
Total Pages: 708
ISBN-13: 0007480938
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The Late Lord
Author: Jacqueline Reiter
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781473856950
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster. Chatham's poor reputation obscures a fascinating and complex man. During a twenty-year career at the heart of government, he served in several important cabinet posts such as First Lord of the Admiralty and Master-General of the Ordnance. Yet despite his closeness to the Prime Minister and friendship with the Royal Family, political rivalries and private tragedy hampered his ascendance. Paradoxically for a man of widely admired diplomatic skills, his downfall owed as much to his personal insecurities and penchant for making enemies as it did to military failure. Using a variety of manuscript sources to tease Chatham from the records, this biography peels away the myths and places him for the first time in proper familial, political, and military context. It breathes life into a much-maligned member of one of Britain's greatest political dynasties, revealing a deeply flawed man trapped in the shadow of his illustrious relatives.
The Elder Pitt, Earl of Chatham
Author: Stanley Ayling
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pitt the Younger
Author: Michael J. Turner
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Published: 2006-08
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781852855062
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) dedicated his life to the exercise of power, possessing superb oratory skills, personal probity and a deep understanding of politics. He presided over reforms that set up modern government in Britain. This title shows what Pitt achieved and how he achieved it.
Eighteenth-Century British Premiers
Author: D. Leonard
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-12-15
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 023030463X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger Pitt.
Pitt the Younger, 1759-1806
Author: Robin Reilly
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"William Pitt the Younger (28 May 1759? 23 January 1806) was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24. He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806. He was also the Chancellor of the Exchequer throughout his premiership. He is known as "the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who previously served as Prime Minister of Great Britain. In 1766 he gained the style of The Honourable when his father was created an Earl."--Wikipedia.
The Life of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
Author: Basil Williams
Publisher: London : Longmans, Green
Published: 1913
Total Pages: 478
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Global Seven Years War 1754-1763
Author: Daniel A. Baugh
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-07-22
Total Pages: 754
ISBN-13: 1317895460
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Seven Years War was a global contest between the two superpowers of eighteenth century Europe, France and Britain. Winston Churchill called it “the first World War”. Neither side could afford to lose advantage in any part of the world, and the decisive battles of the war ranged from Fort Duquesne in what is now Pittsburgh to Minorca in the Mediterranean, from Bengal to Quèbec. By its end British power in North America and India had been consolidated and the foundations of Empire laid, yet at the time both sides saw it primarily as a struggle for security, power and influence within Europe. In this eagerly awaited study, Daniel Baugh, the world’s leading authority on eighteenth century maritime history looks at the war as it unfolded from the failure of Anglo-French negotiations over the Ohio territories in 1784 through the official declaration of war in 1756 to the treaty of Paris which formally ended hostilities between England and France in 1763. At each stage he examines the processes of decision-making on each side for what they can show us about the capabilities and efficiency of the two national governments and looks at what was involved not just in the military engagements themselves but in the complexities of sustaining campaigns so far from home. With its panoramic scope and use of telling detail this definitive account will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in military history or the history of eighteenth century Europe.
