{"product_id":"the-last-of-the-tories-political-selections-from-the-diaries-of-the-fourth-duke-of-newcastle-under-lyne-1839-1850-isbn-9781119878643","title":"The Last of the Tories Political Selections from the Diaries of the Fourth Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, 1839 - 1850","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785‒1851) provide an unrivalled insight into political events during the late-1830s and 1840s, from the perspective of a prominent Tory critic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAt a time of Conservative revival under Sir Robert Peel, Newcastle used his position in the house of lords, his family’s historic electoral influence, and personal contacts with politicians and writers, to defend the status quo\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNewcastle’s diaries provide invaluable detail on these activities, offering important testimony on the Conservative party’s disruption in 1845‒6 and subsequent attempts to rebuild the party following the Repeal of the Corn Laws\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThey also illustrate Newcastle’s uncompromising views on personalities and events, and his hopes and fears for the country in its domestic and foreign policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis edition reproduces the political content of the diaries for the period 1839‒50, as well as Newcastle’s published letters to the press, and is supplemented by a biographical appendix, an itinerary of Newcastle’s movements, and a comprehensive index\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTaken together, the volume demonstrates why Newcastle was described by \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1845 as ‘The Last of the Tories’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Plates\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Reluctant and Recalcitrant Peelite: Newcastle as Ultra-Tory, 1838–46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(I) \u003ci\u003eA Watching Brief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(II) \u003ci\u003eThe Crises of 1845–6\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApotheosis or Atrophy? Newcastle and the Protectionists, 1846–50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(I) \u003ci\u003eConservative Disunion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(II) \u003ci\u003eCatholic Emancipation, Jewish Relief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(III) \u003ci\u003eProtection and Relief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewcastle’s Death and Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Manuscript\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditorial Conventions of Transcription\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Diaries:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1839\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1840\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1841\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1842\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1843\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1844\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1845\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1846\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1847\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1848\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1849\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e1850\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Newcastle’s Published Letters to the Press\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Newcastle’s Movements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiographical Appendix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard A. Gaunt \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in History at the University of Nottingham. He has been the joint editor of \u003ci\u003eParliamentary History \u003c\/i\u003esince 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe diaries of the fourth duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (1785‒1851) provide an unrivalled insight into political events during the late-1830s and 1840s, from the perspective of a prominent Tory critic. At a time of Conservative revival under Sir Robert Peel, Newcastle used his position in the house of lords, his family’s historic electoral influence, and personal contacts with politicians and writers, to defend the status quo. Newcastle’s diaries provide invaluable detail on these activities, offering important testimony on the Conservative party’s disruption in 1845‒6 and subsequent attempts to rebuild the party following the Repeal of the Corn Laws. They also illustrate Newcastle’s uncompromising views on personalities and events, and his hopes and fears for the country in its domestic and foreign policy. This edition reproduces the political content of the diaries for the period 1839‒50, as well as Newcastle’s published letters to the press, and is supplemented by a biographical appendix, an itinerary of Newcastle’s movements, and a comprehensive index. Taken together, the volume demonstrates why Newcastle was described by \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1845 as ‘The Last of the Tories’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990274916581,"sku":"NP9781119878643","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119878643.jpg?v=1761787160","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-last-of-the-tories-political-selections-from-the-diaries-of-the-fourth-duke-of-newcastle-under-lyne-1839-1850-isbn-9781119878643","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}