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1 online resource (392 pages) |
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Cambridge Studies in English Legal History |
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Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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Contents |
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 |
Summary |
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 public career, from MP to Lord Chancellor |
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Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838.
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Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 fast |
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Great Britain. Lord Chancellor's Department -- History
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Great Britain. Lord Chancellor's Department fast |
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Judges -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Law -- Political aspects -- History
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Judges
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Law -- Political aspects
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Great Britain
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Biographies
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780511050725 |
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0511050720 |
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