Robert peel douglas hurd
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Robert Peel: A Biography
Sir Robert Peel is one of the greatest statesmen in British history, yet today he is widely forgotten about. A principled family man who split the Tory party in half over the repealing of the hated Corn Laws and opening the UK to a free market. Working in alliance with Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington he also introduced the first police force whose policing principles are still used today and are seen as a bench mark for the concept of policing by consent around the world. Peel worked tremendously hard throughout his life and didn’t seem to make great friends beyond his family, who he loved. Douglas Hurd brings to life an essential character in British history and I recommend you to read this book.
Hurd, himself a former British Foreign Secretary, brings a politician’s insight to the task, providing a nuanced examination of Peel's life, career, and the profound impact he had on the evolution of British politics. With this in mind, Hurd is able to contextualise Peel within the tumultuous political landscape of early 19th Century Britain. Hurd meticulously traces Peel’s rise from his birth in Bury, Lancashire, then his early years as the son of a wealthy industrialist, through his education at Harrow and Oxfor
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Robert Peel: A Biography
Life of one of the greatest British Prime Ministers - by an author who knows the scene from his years as a senior Minister in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.
Robert Peel, as much as any man in the nineteenth century, transformed Great Britain into a modern nation. He invented our police force, which became a model for the world. He steered through the Bill which allowed Catholics to sit in Parliament. He reorganised the criminal justice system. Above all he tackled poverty by repealing the Corn Laws. Thanks to Peel the most powerful trading nation chose free trade and opened the door for our globalised world of today.
Peel was not all politics. He built two great houses, filled them with famous pictures and was devoted to a beautiful wife.
Many followers never forgave him for splitting his Party. But when in he was carried home after a fall from his horse crowds gathered outside, mainly of working people, to read the medical bulletins. When he died a few days later, factories closed, flags flew at half mast and thousands contributed small sums to memorials in his honour. He was the man who provided cheap bread and sacrificed his career for the welfare of ordinary people.
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Robert Peel: A Biography
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