Robert Peel
A Biography
The life of one of the greatest British Prime Ministers - by an author who knows the scene from his years as a senior Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.Robert Peel (1788-1850), as much as any man in the nineteenth century, transformed Great Britain into a modern nation. He invented our police force, which became a model for the world. He steered through the Bill which allowed Catholics to sit in Parliament. He reorganised the criminal justice system. Above all he tackled poverty by repealing the Corn Laws. Thanks to Peel the most powerful trading nation chose free trade and opened the door for our globalised world of today.Peel was not…
Mehr
CHF 4.50
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78022-596-8
- EAN: 9781780225968
- Produktnummer: 23096484
- Verlag: Orion
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 448 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 10'064 KB
- Abbildungen: 43
Über den Autor
Douglas Hurd
15 weitere Werke von Douglas Hurd:
Bewertungen
Anmelden