Author: George Edward Cokayne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Eardley to Spalding to Goojerat
Author: George Edward Cokayne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baronetage
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baronetage
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
A Short History of Parliament
Author: Clyve Jones
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 184383717X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This institutional history charts the development and evolution of parliament from the Scottish and Irish parliaments, through the post-Act of Union parliament and into the devolved assemblies of the 1990s. It considers all aspects of parliament as an institution, including membership, parties, constituencies and elections.
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 184383717X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
This institutional history charts the development and evolution of parliament from the Scottish and Irish parliaments, through the post-Act of Union parliament and into the devolved assemblies of the 1990s. It considers all aspects of parliament as an institution, including membership, parties, constituencies and elections.
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant
Author: George Edward Cokayne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Ireland
Author: Gustave de Beaumont
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674031113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Paralleling his friend Alexis de Tocqueville's visit to America, Gustave de Beaumont traveled through Ireland in the mid-1830s to observe its people and society. In Ireland, he chronicles the history of the Irish and offers up a national portrait on the eve of the Great Famine. Published to acclaim in France, Ireland remained in print there until 1914. The English edition, translated by William Cooke Taylor and published in 1839, was not reprinted. In a devastating critique of British policy in Ireland, Beaumont questioned why a government with such enlightened institutions tolerated such oppression. He was scathing in his depiction of the ruinous state of Ireland, noting the desperation of the Catholics, the misery of repeated famines, the unfair landlord system, and the faults of the aristocracy. It was not surprising the Irish were seen as loafers, drunks, and brutes when they had been reduced to living like beasts. Yet Beaumont held out hope that British liberal reforms could heal Ireland's wounds. This rediscovered masterpiece, in a single volume for the first time, reproduces the nineteenth-century Taylor translation and includes an introduction on Beaumont and his world. This volume also presents Beaumont's impassioned preface to the 1863 French edition in which he portrays the appalling effects of the Great Famine. A classic of nineteenth-century political and social commentary, Beaumont's singular portrait offers the compelling immediacy of an eyewitness to history.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674031113
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Paralleling his friend Alexis de Tocqueville's visit to America, Gustave de Beaumont traveled through Ireland in the mid-1830s to observe its people and society. In Ireland, he chronicles the history of the Irish and offers up a national portrait on the eve of the Great Famine. Published to acclaim in France, Ireland remained in print there until 1914. The English edition, translated by William Cooke Taylor and published in 1839, was not reprinted. In a devastating critique of British policy in Ireland, Beaumont questioned why a government with such enlightened institutions tolerated such oppression. He was scathing in his depiction of the ruinous state of Ireland, noting the desperation of the Catholics, the misery of repeated famines, the unfair landlord system, and the faults of the aristocracy. It was not surprising the Irish were seen as loafers, drunks, and brutes when they had been reduced to living like beasts. Yet Beaumont held out hope that British liberal reforms could heal Ireland's wounds. This rediscovered masterpiece, in a single volume for the first time, reproduces the nineteenth-century Taylor translation and includes an introduction on Beaumont and his world. This volume also presents Beaumont's impassioned preface to the 1863 French edition in which he portrays the appalling effects of the Great Famine. A classic of nineteenth-century political and social commentary, Beaumont's singular portrait offers the compelling immediacy of an eyewitness to history.
Britain's Political Economies
Author: Julian Hoppit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107015251
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
An innovative account of how thousands of acts of parliament sought to improve economic activity during the early industrial revolution.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107015251
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
An innovative account of how thousands of acts of parliament sought to improve economic activity during the early industrial revolution.
The Personality of Henry Cavendish - A Great Scientist with Extraordinary Peculiarities
Author: Russell McCormmach
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319024388
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Profiles the eminent 18th century natural philosopher Henry Cavendish, best known for his work in chemistry and physics and one of the most baffling personalities in the history of science. In these chapters we are introduced to the psychology of science and of scientists and we learn about Cavendish’s life and times. His personality is examined from two perspectives: one is that he had a less severe form of autism, as has been claimed; the other is that he was eccentric and a psychological disorder was absent. Henry Cavendish lived a life of science, possibly more completely than any other figure in the history of science: a wealthy aristocrat, he became a dedicated scientist. This study brings new information and a new perspective to our understanding of the man. The scientific and non-scientific sides of his life are brought closer together, as the author traces topics including his appearance, speech, wealth, religion and death as well as Cavendish’s life of natural philosophy where objectivity and accuracy, writing and recognition all played a part. The author traces aspects of Cavendish’s personality, views and interpretations of him, and explores notions of eccentricity and autism before detailing relevant aspects of the travels made by our subject. The author considers the question “How do we talk about Cavendish?” and provides a useful summary of Cavendish’s travels. This book will appeal to a wide audience, from those interested in 18th century history or history of science, to those interested in incidences of autism in prominent figures from history. This volume contains ample relevant illustrations, several interesting appendices and it includes a useful index and bibliography.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3319024388
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Profiles the eminent 18th century natural philosopher Henry Cavendish, best known for his work in chemistry and physics and one of the most baffling personalities in the history of science. In these chapters we are introduced to the psychology of science and of scientists and we learn about Cavendish’s life and times. His personality is examined from two perspectives: one is that he had a less severe form of autism, as has been claimed; the other is that he was eccentric and a psychological disorder was absent. Henry Cavendish lived a life of science, possibly more completely than any other figure in the history of science: a wealthy aristocrat, he became a dedicated scientist. This study brings new information and a new perspective to our understanding of the man. The scientific and non-scientific sides of his life are brought closer together, as the author traces topics including his appearance, speech, wealth, religion and death as well as Cavendish’s life of natural philosophy where objectivity and accuracy, writing and recognition all played a part. The author traces aspects of Cavendish’s personality, views and interpretations of him, and explores notions of eccentricity and autism before detailing relevant aspects of the travels made by our subject. The author considers the question “How do we talk about Cavendish?” and provides a useful summary of Cavendish’s travels. This book will appeal to a wide audience, from those interested in 18th century history or history of science, to those interested in incidences of autism in prominent figures from history. This volume contains ample relevant illustrations, several interesting appendices and it includes a useful index and bibliography.
Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant
Author: George Edward Cokayne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Government of England
Author: Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom
Author: George Edward Cokayne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nobility
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nobility
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description