Salisbury

by Midwinter, Eric

• ISBN13: 9781904950547
• ISBN10: 190495054X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-01
• Publisher: Haus Pub

Summary

Lord Salisbury was a Conservative politician, prime minister from 1885-1886, 1886-1892 and 1895-1902, and the last to hold that office in the House of Lords. Foreign affairs were always Salisbury's main interest, and he acted as his own foreign secretary during most of his administrations. The great issue of the time was the expansion of the empire, and competition with other colonial powers, particularly in Africa. His last term as prime minister saw the initially disastrous Second Boer War, which shook British confidence and heralded the end of 'Splendid Isolation'.

Author Biography

Dr Eric Midwinter, formerly Director of the Centre for Policy on Ageing, Co-founder of the University of the Third Age and lately Visiting Professor of Education at Exeter University

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Disregarded Premier	p. 1
The Life
From Noble Birth to Sitting Member	p. 5
From Stamford to Constantinople	p. 15
The Leadership
Towards the Premiership	p. 39
Lord Salisbury Abroad	p. 48
Lord Salisbury at Home	p. 16
Lord Salisbury and Conservatism	p. 92
The Legacy
The Shorter-Term Consequences	p. 113
The Longer-Term Legacies	p. 121
Notes	p. 136
Chronology	p. 141
Further Reading	p. 144
Picture Sources	p. 148
Index	p. 150
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