Pelham Holles, Thomas

The Duke of Newcastle, 1693-1768, and Henry Pelham, 1694-1754: A Bibliography (Bibliographies of British Statesmen)

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The Duke of Newcastle, 1693-1768, and Henry Pelham, 1694-1754: A Bibliography (Bibliographies of British Statesmen)
P. J. Kulisheck
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0313295018

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Chief ministers in 18th century Britain, the Pelham brothers guided Britain through the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Yet it is only in the second half of the the 20th century that historians have confirmed their importance. Designed to facilitate research on the Pelhams, this is the first bibliography devoted to material on these two ministers. The work covers their personal papers and other manuscript collections as well as contemporary memoirs, diaries, and correspondence. Relevant books and articles, illustrating all aspects of the brothers' lives and careers, are arranged topically and annotated. The volume also includes information on material, such as microfilmed manuscripts, outside the United Kingdom.

"Salutary Neglect"; Colonial Administration Under the Duke of Newcastle,

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"Salutary Neglect"; Colonial Administration Under the Duke of Newcastle,
James A. Henretta
Manufacturer: Princeton Univ Pr
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Duke of Newcastle
Reed Browning
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

Newcastle; A Duke Without Money: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1993-1768

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Newcastle; A Duke Without Money: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1993-1768
Ray A. KELCH
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ASIN: B000MXKF14

Correspondence of the Dukes of Richmond and Newcastle, 1724-50 (Sussex Record Society)

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Correspondence of the Dukes of Richmond and Newcastle, 1724-50 (Sussex Record Society)

Manufacturer: Sussex Record Society
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Binding: Hardcover

The Resignation: Or, the Fox Out of the Pit, and The Geese In, with B----G at the Bottom.

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The Resignation: Or, the Fox Out of the Pit, and The Geese In, with B----G at the Bottom.
Thomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle. Holles
Manufacturer: London
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IU2OCO

Cateret & Newcastle;: A contrast in contemporaries,

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Cateret & Newcastle;: A contrast in contemporaries,
Basil Williams
Manufacturer: The University Press
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Newcastle; a duke without money;: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1693-1768

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Newcastle; a duke without money;: Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1693-1768
Ray A Kelch
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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ASIN: 0520025377

The Bells of Victory: The Pitt-Newcastle Ministry and Conduct of the Seven Years' War 1757-1762

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Important Myth-Breaking Work
Overall a rewarding read about the early British Empire

The Bells of Victory: The Pitt-Newcastle Ministry and Conduct of the Seven Years' War 1757-1762
Richard Middleton
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0521265460

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‘Our Bells are worn threadbare with ringing for victory’, wrote Horace Walpole after receiving news of Wolfe’s victory at Quebec in October 1759. Traditional accounts of the Seven Years’ War have emphasized the contribution of the Elder Pitt to the success of Britain in Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, India and the Far East. The Bells of Victory argues that such a view is misguided and that, far from exercising single-handed control, Pitt’s influence was necessarily circumscribed. The margin between military success and failure was extremely small, and the British authorities worked within constraints imposed by constitutional propriety and political expediency. Effective government action was the result of teamwork by many individuals in the diverse fields of diplomacy, politics, finance, the army, navy, ordnance and commissariat.

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Important Myth-Breaking Work.......2006-02-13

Richard Middleton convincingly argues in this well written book that the influence of Pitt during the war has been hyped. Pitt showed no system for winning the war and his descents on the French coast were political expedients to avoid sending troops to Germany. Pitt was not Prime Minister as the office did not exist. Instead he worked as one of two secretaries of state, who, along with the Treasury, made up the ministry. The book focuses on the politics and administration of the war, and not on the battles and campaigns themselves. Interestingly, the author shows how historians before the early 1900s were sloppy, and how modern historians often rely on their work without doing their own proper investigation.

Overall a rewarding read about the early British Empire.......2003-08-20

This is an analysis of the Seven Years War from the point of view of the British Administration - chiefly the Pitt-Newcastle Ministry. It is a hugely rewarding read. As a major result of the war was the destruction of the French colony in Canada, many books have taken this struggle as the prime focus (e.g. Fred Anderson's magnificent `The Crucible of War'), however in Middleton's analysis we see how European centric the struggle actually was. Britain's primary (as in most costly) struggle with France was fought on German territory, King George II was also the Elector of Hanover and pressed vigorously for European action. Pitt, in opposition, sided with the faction was opposed Britain's intervention on the European continent. Pitt's view was that the struggle with France should concentrate on destroying France's trade by occuping French colonies, thereby increasing British trade and colonies. Therefore Pitt backed a strong navy and minimal European involvement. In this he foreshadowed the `Splendid Isolation' policy of the British Empire in the 19th Century.
The book shows Pitt as every bit as calculating as his contemporaries. He is seen to play to George II's faction by backing enormous British funding of armies in Europe while trying to maintain his former position by limiting the number of actual British troops sent (i.e. funding mercenaries). He is seen initially to pander to Spanish demands when he first comes to power, only to use these same demands as a pretext for resignation later when it seems more advantageous for him.
Through all this Middleton holds that Pitt was less a strategist than a forceful opportunist. His basic policy of a strong navy yielded great results against an enemy (France) who was torn between the need for a strong army (to maintain and expand its European influence) and a strong navy (to maintain and expand its colonies and trade). Other policies - European intervention and alliances and so forth, waxed and waned as circumstances dictated.
Middleton gives Pitt's contemporaries their due - they have been overshadowed by his legacy, but they are seen as his equals and perhaps more diplomatically skilful in some cases - in particular the Duke of Newcastle, long derided as vacillating and spiteful, is given a more careful analysis as a major force in the administration. The interaction among the members of the Ministry, and between them and the various royals - the King, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cumberland is well described and shows the complexity and constraints of wielding power in Georgian Britain.
Overall this is a serious and rewarding read for anyone interested in the development of the early British Empire.

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Cateret & Newcastle;
Basil Williams
Manufacturer: Archon Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007EH4TE

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