Elder Statesmen and British Party Politics: Wellington, Lansdowne and the Ministerial Crises in the 1850s

Shows how, at the crucial stage of the century and a half long transition of power to select prime ministers from the crown to the people, the influence of elder statesmen helped to shape the development of the British constitution and to guide the queen through a succession of political crises.

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Published in:Parliamentary history 1998-10, Vol.17 (3), p.355-372
Main Author: KIMIZUKA, NAOTAKA
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Shows how, at the crucial stage of the century and a half long transition of power to select prime ministers from the crown to the people, the influence of elder statesmen helped to shape the development of the British constitution and to guide the queen through a succession of political crises.
ISSN:0264-2824
1750-0206
DOI:10.1111/j.1750-0206.1998.tb00353.x