Mary, Countess of Derby, and the Politics of Victorian Britain 1st Edition Jennifer Davey

Mary, Countess of Derby, and the Politics of Victorian Britain – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198786252,0198786255

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198786255
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198786252
• Author(s): Jennifer Davey

Lady Mary Derby (1824-1900) occupied a pivotal position in Victorian politics, yet her activities have largely been overlooked or ignored. This volume places Mary back into the political position she occupied and offers the first dedicated account of her career.

Based on extensive archival research, including hitherto neglected or lost sources, this study reconstructs the political worlds Mary inhabited. Her political landscape was dominated by the machinations and intrigues of high politics and diplomacy. As Jennifer Davey uncovers, Mary’s political skill and acumen were highly valued by leading politicians of the day, including Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone, and she played a significant role in many of the key events of the mid-Victorian era. This included the passing of the Second Reform Act, the formation of Disraeli’s 1874 Government, the Eastern Crisis of 1875-1878, and Gladstone’s 1880-1885 Government.

Table contents:

Part I. The Politics of Home
1. ‘History will judge us right’: A Political Life
2. ‘It is the next best thing to a “chat” in St J squ’: Politics by Letter

3. ‘The most attentive hostess in the world’: Politics at Home

Part II. The Politics of Westminster
4. ‘That Miserable Party Spirit’: Mary and the Conservative Party

5. ‘Begin afresh’: Mary and the Liberal Party

Part III. The Politics of Diplomacy
6. ‘Amphibious Agents’: Aristocratic Women and Diplomatic Culture

7. ‘I am behind the Scenes’: The Eastern Crisis I

8. ‘I should be open to the still graver charge of betraying H. M. Govt.’: The Eastern Crisis II
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