Revolution Politicks: The Career of Daniel Finch Second Earl of Nottingham, 1647-1730

by Henry Horwitz

• ISBN13: 9780521082808
• ISBN10: 0521082803
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-14
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

Daniel Finch, author of the Toleration Act of 1689, was one of the most important and able of later Stuart political leaders. His career as parliamentarian and minister spanned the half-century from the stormy years of the 1670s to the calmer 1720S. During this period he served as First Commissioner of the Admiralty in the Exclusion Crisis, Secretary of State under William III and again under Queen Anne, and President of the Council under George I.

Table of Contents

The Making of the Man: 1647-72

The Apprentice Parliamentarian: 1673-9

At the Admiralty Board: 1679-84

The Defence of the Church: 1685-8

Counsel for the Constitution: 1688-9

The Contest for the King's Favour: 1689-90

Defeat at Sea: 1690-3

In the Wilderness: 1693-1702

The Promised Land: 1702-4

The High Churchman at Bay: 1704-11

Peace and the Protestant Succession: 1711-16

The Closing Years: 1716-30

Conclusion

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