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The Marquess of Londonderry: Aristocracy, Power and Politics in Britain and Ireland, Revised Edition

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Full Title:

The Marquess of Londonderry: Aristocracy, Power and Politics in Britain and Ireland, Revised Edition

Contributors:

By (Author) Dr. N.C. Fleming

ISBN:

9781850437260

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

I.B. Tauris

Publication Date:

27th May 2005

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Second World War

Dewey:

941.083092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

288

Dimensions:

Width 138mm, Height 216mm

Weight:

492g

Description

The decline and fall of the British aristocracy looked headlong and irreversible in the twentieth century yet many grandees tried to preserve their power, wealth and influence by every means - and with some success. There is no better example than the Seventh Marquess of Londonderry whose life from 1878 to 1949 spanned and mirrored the period. The Londonderrys had enjoyed immense wealth in land and minerals in Britain and Ireland for centuries, played leading roles in Parliament and the state, and in an earlier time the Seventh Marquess would have continued in the family tradition of patrician prominence. Drawing upon original state and family papers, Neil Fleming places the Londonderrys in the context of the history and the political theory of aristocracy and shows the constant struggle - not without success - against marginalisation. The theme runs through Londonderry's career as Conservative MP, on the Irish Viceroy's Council, as a junior minister in Lloyd Geroge's coalition, at the Air Ministry with Trenchard - the `father of the RAF' - and in the National Government. Perhaps an element of desperation entered in his private business ventures and with contacts with the far Right - all in sharp contrast to past family achievement.

Reviews

'Fleming's book is one that all students of twentieth-century British and Ulster politics should have on their bookshelves.' 'It provides a comprehensive treatment of Londonderry's career that is based solidly on extensive archival sources.' - Peter Jupp, Reviews in History, 31st March 2006

Author Bio

N.C. Fleming is Principal Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Worcester, Associate Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University, UK. He has been a Visiting Fellow at St Catherines College and Senior Associate Member at St Antonys College, University of Oxford, UK.

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