 | The Younger Pitt: The Consuming Struggle v. 3 by John Ehrman
Buy used from: £68.00 The final volume of Ehrman's massive biography of William Pitt the Younger, covering the final decade of his life. Both exhaustive and exhausting.
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 | Henry Addington: Prime Minister, 1801-1804 (Series on International, Political, and Economic History) by Charles John Fedorak
Buy new: £21.24 / Used from: £17.74 A new study that attempts to rehabilitate Addington's image
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 | Lord Grenville 1759-1834 by Peter Jupp
Buy new: £82.65 / Used from: £122.46 An intelligent, well-researched Life of this obscure prime minister, who was often overshadowed by his cousin William Pitt.
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 | Spencer Perceval: The Evangelical Prime Minister, 1762-1812 by Denis Gray
Buy used from: £40.48 The only biography available of Perceval, the only prime minister ever assassinated.
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| Lord Liverpool: Life and Political Career of Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Earl of Liverpool, 1770-1828 by Norman Gash
An excellent biography of this long-serving prime minister, by one of the great historians of the period.
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| George Canning by Wendy Hinde
Buy used from: £0.07 A good modern biography of this important politician, whose own faults prevented him from becoming prime minister until just a few weeks before his death.
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| 'Prosperity' Robinson. The Life Of Viscount Goderich 1782-1859 by Wilbur Devereux Jones
Buy used from: £10.00 Jones' biography redresses many of the negative perceptions of this long-serving politician, whose premiership failed in difficult circumstances.
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| Wellington by Elizabeth Longford
Buy used from: £0.15 A one-volume condensation of Longford's two-volume biography, one of the few that broadens the focus from Wellington's military achievements to include his later political career.
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 | Lord Grey 1764-1845 (History) by E.A. Smith
Buy used from: £95.86 Good modern account of the Whig prime minister who championed the first Reform Act in 1832.
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 | Lord Melbourne, 1779-1848 by L. G. Mitchell
Buy new: £54.15 / Used from: £24.99 A modern Life of the prime minister who served as Queen Victoria's political mentor.
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| Sir Robert Peel: The life of Sir Robert Peel after 1830 by Norman Gash
Buy used from: £18.93 The second volume of Gash's excellent biography of Peel, covering Peel's life during both of his governments.
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| Lord John Russell by John Prest
Buy used from: £2.68 The standard modern biography of this long-standing reformer who served twice as prime minister.
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 | The Forgotten Prime Minister: The 14th Earl of Derby: Volume I: Ascent, 1799-1851: Ascent, 1799-1851 v. 1 by Angus Hawkins
Buy new: £32.30 / Used from: £24.40 The first volume of a new and definitive account of a long-overlooked prime minister and Conservative Party leader.
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 | The Forgotten Prime Minister: The 14th Earl of Derby: Volume II: Achievement, 1851-1869: Achievement, 1851-1869 v. 2 by Angus Hawkins
Buy new: £29.73 / Used from: £25.00 Hawkins's second volume covers the years of Derby's three premierships, rescuing his legacy from Disraeli's undeservedly long shadow.
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| Lord Aberdeen: A Political Biography by M.E. Chamberlain
Buy used from: £16.20 A good examination of Aberdeen's public career, whose coalition government fell apart amidst accusations of mismanaging the Crimean War.
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| Palmerston: The Early Years, 1784-1841 by Kenneth Bourne
Buy used from: £11.16 An excellent account of Palmerston's early years, intended to be the first of a two-volume biography that unfortunately was never completed by the author.
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 | Palmerston: The People's Darling by James Chambers
Buy used from: £17.95 A new one-volume biography of Palmerston.
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 | Disraeli (Lost Treasures) by Robert Blake
Buy used from: £26.97 The classic biography of Disraeli, this is a superb account of a complex and fascinating figure.
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 | Gladstone 1809-1898 by H. C. G. Matthew
Buy new: £28.50 / Used from: £17.82 A first-rate survey of Gladstone's life and career by the editor of the Gladstone diaries, based on his introductions for that multi-volume work.
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 | Gladstone by Roy Jenkins
Buy used from: £8.09 Winner of the Whitbread Prize; Jenkins uses his experience as a minister to offer insight into Gladstone's career.
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 | Salisbury: Victorian Titan by Andrew Roberts
Buy used from: £33.00 A good, readable examination of this long-serving premier.
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 | Lord Salisbury: A Political Biography by Dr E David Steele
Buy new: £19.54 / Used from: £11.99 Steele offers a good analytical approach to understanding Salisbury's political career.
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 | Rosebery by Robert Rhodes James
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £2.99 The standard biography of Rosebery.
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 | Rosebery: Statesman in Turmoil by Leo McKinstry
Buy used from: £1.94 A well-written new Life of Rosebery, a dazzling young politician who never lived up to his promise as prime minister.
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