Sir Robert Peel - 9781138223561

Sir Robert PeelContemporary Perspectives\nAuthor(s): Richard Gaunt\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138223561, 978-1138223561\nSynopsis\nSir Robert Peel [tel] was one of the most significant political figures in nineteenth-century Britain. He was also one of the most controversial. In this new, three-volume edition, Dr Richard Gaunt, an authority on Peels life and work, brings together a range of contemporary perspectives considering Peels life and achievements. From the first observation of Peels precocious talent as an Oxford undergraduate to his burgeoning reputation as a cabinet minister, the volumes draw together sources on Peels forty-year political career. The edition pays particular attention to the most controversial aspects of his political life the granting of Catholic Emancipation in 1829, his founding of the Conservative Party during the 1830s and the achievements of his landmark government of [tel], culminating in t.