Situated in the heart of London's Holland Park are the remains of Holland House - the site of what was once England's most celebrated political salon. In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century - when the Whig party was almost constantly out of office - the home of the third Lord Holland became the unofficial centre of the Opposition. Devoted to the ideals of the prominent Whig statesman Charles James Fox and enriched by the progressive views of a new generation of writers, critics and politicians, the influence of Holland House permeated the political climate. At a time when revolutions threatened to engulf Europe, the Whig tradition of aristocratic liberalism proved to be one of the chief factors in the peaceful achievement of parliamentary reform. Presided over by the beautiful and clever Lady Holland and combining discussion of politics and the arts, the salon attracted the greatest names of the age - Byron, Talleyrand and Madame de Stael were all frequent visitors. In this book, Linda Kelly brings to life the colourful world of Holland House.
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* Inside story of a unique - and highly influential - political salon * Intimate view of some of the greatest figures in nineteenth century politics and culture
Preface
1. Nephew of Fox
2. Lovers' Meeting
3. In Opposition
4. Foreign Adventures
5. 'The Best and Greatest Man...'
6. Edinburgh Reviewers
7. Spanish Journeys
8. Enter Byron
9. Towards Waterloo
10. Defenders of Napoleon
11. At Home at Holland House
12. The Trial of Queen Caroline
13. 'A House of all Europe'
14. Reforming Campaigns
15. Family Matters
16. A Surrogate Son
17. Party Confusions
18. Irish Affairs
19. The July Revolution
20. The Whigs in Power
21. 'The Bill, the Whole Bill and Nothing But the Bill'
22. The Triumph of Reform
23. Elder Statesman
24. 'This Wretched Day'
25. Leaving the Stage
Epilogue
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'A sparkling picture of Whig society in the years running up to the Reform Bill - Linda Kelly captures all the fun as well as the political excitement of the best known salon of the age.' -Lady Antonia Fraser
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* Inside story of a unique - and highly influential - political salon * Intimate view of some of the greatest figures in nineteenth century politics and culture
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781784530822
Publisert
2015-03-27
Utgiver
Vendor
I.B. Tauris
Vekt
314 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272
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