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A new assessment of the life and political career of Lord
Shelburne, prime minister 1782-83, and of the context in which he
lived. Lord Shelburne, Prime Minister in 1782-83, was a profoundly
important politician, whose achievements included the negotiation
of the peace with the newly-independent United States. This book
constitutes a major and long overdue reappraisal of the politician
considered by Disraeli to be the "most neglected Prime Minister".
The book indicates, caters for, and leads the revival of interest
in high politics, including its gendered aspects. It covers
Shelburne's friends, his finances, and his politics, and places him
carefully within both an international and a national context. For
the first time his complicated but compelling family life, his
satisfying relations with women, andhis Irish ancestry are
presented as essential factors for understanding his public impact
overall. Shelburne was a politician, patron, and cultural leader
whose relationship to many of the ideas, influences, and
individuals of the European Enlightenment are also emphasised. The
book is thoroughly up to date, written by leading authorities in
the field, and predominantly based on unpublished primary research.
Shelburne and his circle constituted oneof the most important [and
progressive] elements in British and European politics during the
second half of the eighteenth century, and the book will appeal to
all readers interested in the Enlightenment. NIGEL ASTON isReader
in Early Modern History in the School of Historical Studies at the
University of Leicester; CLARISSA CAMPBELL ORR is Reader in
Enlightenment, Gender and Court Studies at Anglia Ruskin
University.
This substantially expanded new edition of the Guide to the
Historical Records of British Banking contains details of over 700
archive collections held in local record offices, university and
local libraries and of course, banks. Wider coverage is given to
the records of major domestic banks, British-owned overseas banks,
merchant banks and discount houses. There are also additional
listings of records of long defunct banks. Arranged alphabetically
by name, the entries for each bank contain in most cases: A* A
brief history of the bank to explain numerous name changes. A*
Information as to where the bank's records are held. A* Details of
what the records consist of. The entries are set in context by
introductory chapters covering the historical structure and
function of British banking and the purpose, format and research
value of the chief series of historical records commonly found in
bank archives. Bank records concern not just banks but the varied
activities that they financed. In addition to its contribution to
the study of banking history, this monumental reference work
facilitates a wider knowledge and understanding of the history of
British finance.
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