404 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
404 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the absence of a significant collection of private papers.
This new book redresses the neglect of this major statesmen and financier partly through the natural advance of historical research, and... Read more
One: Beginnings, 1863-1895
Two: Opposition backbencher, 1895-1905
Three: Finance and education, 1905-1908
Four: First Lord of the Admiralty, 1908-1911
Five: Home Secretary, 1911-1915
Six: Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1915-1916
Biography
Martin Farr is Senior Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary British History at Newcastle University.
