{"product_id":"the-house-of-lords-in-the-age-of-george-iii-17601811-9781405192255","title":"The House of Lords in the Age of George III","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA full and comprehensive assessment of the place of the 18th-century peerage and House of Lords.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses statistical and anecdotal evidence to create a variegated portrait of the nobility, its political outlook, and the ways in which the nobility''s multifarious roles combined to shape its members'' conduct as peers of parliament\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the assumption that the Lords remained a creature of the crown and demonstrates that peers and bishops were useful, informed, and broadly connected legislators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the results of recent research on the role of ideology in 18th-century British politics and the legislative business of parliaments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on contemporary newspapers and journals and over 120 manuscript collections, some not previously consulted by students of the House\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers new insights into the Lords'' changing relations with the crown and the Commons, traces the metamorphosis of the ''party of the crown'' into an ultra-t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McCahill's painstaking research and careful scholarship combine to make this book an indispensable study of the aristocracy during the reign of George III, particularly in its parliamentary role.\" (The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 9 February 2011)  \u003cp\u003e \"But, for those wishing to gather information about the constituency and workings of the Lords and its political outlook, this is a seminal work.\" (EHR, 1 April 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003eNote on Titles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Membership.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Peerage, 1760–1811: A Group Portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Representative Peers of Scotland and Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Bishops.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Attendance and Participation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Political Connections: An Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The House of Lords and Politics at Westminster, 1761–80.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Lords, the Coalition and the India Bill, 1780–4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Factions and Parties, 1784–1811.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The King and the ‘Party of the Crown’, 1784–1811.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Political Leadership, 1784–1811.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Public Opinion and Public Pressure, 1784–1811. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegislation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Lords and Commons (1): Partners in Legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Lords and Commons (2): MPs and their Patrons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Lords and Commons (3): Procedure, Leadership and Inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Interest Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. ‘Virtual Representation’ and the House of Lords.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407925322071,"sku":"9781405192255","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405192255.jpg?v=1730500976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-house-of-lords-in-the-age-of-george-iii-17601811-9781405192255","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}