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H.H. Asquith : last of the Romans /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lester, V. Markham (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Asquith, H. H. > (Herbert Henry), > 1852-1928.
Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1901-1936.
Table of Contents:
  • Family, youth, and education (1852-1874)
  • Early legal career and election to Parliament (1875-1892)
  • Home Secretary (1892-1895)
  • Waiting in the wings (1896-1905)
  • Chancellor of the Exchequer (1905-1908)
  • Prime Minister (1908-1914)
  • Family troubles and the road to war (1905-1914)
  • Leading a liberal government at war (August 1914
  • May 1915)
  • Leading a coalition government at war (May 1915
  • December 1916)
  • Last of the Romans (December 1916
  • October 1927).