The Conservative Party: An Illustrated HistoryThe Conservative Party is Britain's most successful political party. For large parts of modern British history it has been the dominant party, though it has always suffered from internal division and periods of defeat. This colourful account of the Party's history since the late 18th century takes the reader on a voyage of discovery. |
Contents
Foreword by Michael Howard The Argument | |
Early Beginnings to the Party of Peel | |
The Parties of Disraeli and Salisbury | |
The Baldwin Party | |
The Churchill and Macmillan Parties | |
The Thatcher Party | |
The Tory Body Politic | |
The Great and the Good | |
Wreckers Rebels Rogues and Eccentrics | |
Party and Country | |
The Election Machine | |
Acknowledgements | |
Bibliography | |
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The Conservative Party: An Illustrated History Anthony Seldon,Peter Snowdon No preview available - 2004 |
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