John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751-1838 : the Duty of Loyalty.
John Scott, Lord Eldon (1751-1838) was an important English lawyer and a dominant figure in Georgian public life, and ranks among the most important Lord Chancellors in the long history of that office. This biography - the first in approximately one hundred and fifty years - traces Eldon's publ...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 A Man of laws; 2 An independent learned gentleman; 3 A government retainer; 4 Formal politics; 5 Engagement; 6 Setbacks; 7 Resolution; 8 Pater familias; 9 Upright intentions; 10 The King's man; 11 The practice of patronage; 12 Cut and thrust; 13 A servant may serve two masters; 14 Reform and revolution; 15 The speaker speaks; 16 Lord Endless; 17 Faithful defender; 18 Twilight of the State; Bibliography; Index.