’Szechi reveals a sound grasp of parliamentary, diplomatic and general political history and the book will be required reading for scholars and students interested in Augustan politics.’
- British Book News
This book provides an insight into the nature of Jacobitism and of the Tory party, and furthers our understanding of the confused politics of these momentous years.
Daniel Szechi concentrates in depth on a short but crucial period in British political history, when the Jacobites were attempting to gain their ends through conventional political action. He shows their influence on the mainstream of Toryism and sheds new light on the vexed question of the extent to which the first Tory party was intrinsically committed to Jacobitism by the time of the Hanoverian succession.
In the course of his study of Jacobitism in action, Dr Szechi has also written the first detailed study of the events and crises of these years from the point of view of backbenchers at Westminster, and provides a fresh appraisal of their role, self-image and the degree to which their leaders could control them in the first age of the party. This book will be of great use to scholars and students of the period, and to anyone who is interested in political history and the machinations of parliamentary intrigue.
One of the advantages of new technology is that it enables hard-to-find books to be made available again. We are pleased to present the first fruits of exploring John Donald’s classic backlist of academic titles. Not only do we hope to add more titles to the list but look forward to bringing in other titles suitable for this system as time goes on.
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