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The Great Rivalry - Gladstone and Disraeli (Hardcover)
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The Great Rivalry - Gladstone and Disraeli (Hardcover)
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Benjamin Disraeli and William Ewart Gladstone are without doubt the
two most iconic figures of Victorian politics. Their distinctly
different personalities and policies led to 28 years of bitter
political rivalry. For the first time, this book provides the full
story of their rivalry and its origins, comparing the upbringing,
education and personalities of the two leaders, as well as their
political careers. Dick Leonard considers the impact of religion on
the two men, their contrasting oratorical skills, their attitudes
to political and social reform, foreign affairs and imperialism as
well as their relations with Queen Victoria. In their private lives
he sheds new light on Gladstone's guilt-ridden obsession with
'reforming' prostitutes, and Disraeli's almost completely
successful efforts to conceal the existence of two illegitimate
children. Providing important new perspectives on the two towering
political characters of the Victorian Age, this book will be
essential reading for anyone interested in nineteenth century
British history and politics.
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