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Robert Harley - Speaker, Secretary of State and Premier Minister (Hardcover)
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Robert Harley - Speaker, Secretary of State and Premier Minister (Hardcover)
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Robert Harley (1661-1724) dominated English politics in the late
seventeenth century and throughout the reign of Queen Anne, and his
long parliamentary career spanned years during which British
political institutions underwent crucial changes. As predecessor of
Sir Robert Walpole, he was in effect a prime minister before the
office was created, and he administered the country at a time of
major conflict within Europe. However, Harley's style of politics
was characterized by secrecy and mistrust, and this tended to
overshadow serious assessment of his influence and achievements.
This book by Brian W. Hill is the first biography of this
significant figure. A pioneer of parliamentary government after the
revolution of 1688, Harley became leader of the opposition and
Speaker of the House of Commons, and he went on to hold the most
important positions of state. Although he moved from one intrigue
to another, he was able to stay in power until he was dismissed
from office in 1714 by Queen Anne over the South Seas Company
affair. His achievements during this period were significant: he
turned the early Tories into an effective opposition to help forge
a two-party parliamentary system; he persuaded William III to
accept limitation of the Crown's powers by the Act of Settlement;
and, through the Treaty of Utrecht, he helped to secure peace in
Europe for half a century. Hill sets Harley's career firmly within
the political and social context of contemporary religion,
regionalism, dynastic conflict, and factionalism. His much-needed
study is an important contribution to our understanding of a major
figure in a complex and exciting period of British history.
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