Sir Robert Walpole (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: J.H. Plumb
Binding: Hardback
Published: Allen Lane, 1956
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
J.H. Plumb’s two-volume biography of Sir Robert Walpole presents a commanding study of Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister and the political architecture of early Georgian England. The Making of a Statesman and The King’s Minister chronicle Walpole’s rise from Norfolk squire to dominant parliamentary strategist, illustrating his mastery of patronage, oratory, and fiscal policy. Plumb argues that Walpole institutionalised cabinet government and stabilized the Whig ascendancy, shaping the modern British state through pragmatism and political longevity. The narrative details factional rivalries, royal intrigues, and the evolution of ministerial responsibility, offering a vivid portrait of power exercised through compromise rather than ideology.
Author: J.H. Plumb
Binding: Hardback
Published: Allen Lane, 1956
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
J.H. Plumb’s two-volume biography of Sir Robert Walpole presents a commanding study of Britain’s first de facto Prime Minister and the political architecture of early Georgian England. The Making of a Statesman and The King’s Minister chronicle Walpole’s rise from Norfolk squire to dominant parliamentary strategist, illustrating his mastery of patronage, oratory, and fiscal policy. Plumb argues that Walpole institutionalised cabinet government and stabilized the Whig ascendancy, shaping the modern British state through pragmatism and political longevity. The narrative details factional rivalries, royal intrigues, and the evolution of ministerial responsibility, offering a vivid portrait of power exercised through compromise rather than ideology.