The first in-depth, fully illustrated modern biography of Britain's first "prime minister".Holding the office under George I and II, Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) dominated British political life during the first part of the 18th century. Under Walpole, the Protestant Succession and House of Hanover were stabilized, Britain withstood Jacobite threats, kept out of costly foreign wars, and trade and the economy flourished. He was rewarded with an earldom and presented with No.10 Downing Street. Although he left an important mark on British history, this in-depth biography provides a richly detailed but objective examination of his real place in the political and constitutional history of Britain.
- ISBN10 0750910909
- ISBN13 9780750910903
- Publish Date 20 August 2000
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 13 May 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The History Press Ltd
- Imprint Sutton Publishing Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English