Castlereagh : the biography of a statesman
Bew, John2013
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Damned in corruscating verse by Shelley and Byron, his coffin hissed at during his funeral, Lord Castlereagh has one of the blackest reputations in British history. But as John Bew shows, this is but a half-drawn portrait. His gripping biography reveals a shy, inarticulate but passionate man; a towering political figure of implacable principles who redrew the map of Europe, fought a duel with a cabinet colleague and would tragically take his own life amid rumours of scandal and madness.
Main title:
Castlereagh : the biography of a statesman / by John Bew.
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Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2013.
Collation:
752 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Quercus, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780857388407 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.073092920 CASB
Language:
English
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BRN:
1789343
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