Duel, the: castlereagh, canning and deadly cabinet rivalry
Auteur :
Hunt, Giles
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781845115937
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2008
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The fateful duel of 1809 between Lord Castlereagh and George Canning is a puzzle of 19th-century British politics. This study offers history of the duel, examines the careers of these two men, and the political conflicts that brought them to fire shots at each other on Putney Heath.