A Talented Past
Linda Colley, 23 April 1987
The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820. Vol. I: Survey
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 400 pp., £225, August 1986,0 436 52101 6 Show More
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 400 pp., £225, August 1986,
The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820. Vol. II: Constituencies
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 704 pp., £225, August 1986,0 436 52101 6 Show More
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 704 pp., £225, August 1986,
The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820. Vol. III: Members A-F
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 852 pp., £225, August 1986,0 436 52101 6 Show More
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 852 pp., £225, August 1986,
The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820. Vol. IV: Members G-P
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 908 pp., £225, August 1986,0 436 52101 6 Show More
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 908 pp., £225, August 1986,
The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820. Vol. V: Members P-Z
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 680 pp., £225, August 1986,0 436 52101 6 Show More
edited by R.G. Thorne.
Secker, 680 pp., £225, August 1986,
“... in this period primarily because it was closed, or because it was static, are in error. R.G. Thorne estimates that over a hundred MPs in this period were self-made men; 360 MPs – a sixth of the Commons – were embarked on capital enterprises other than drawing rents or investing in government stock. In each Parliament in this period there were on ... ”
