David brown palmerston

In the first full length biography based on the Palmerston archives David Brown reveals the conflicting strands at the heart of a successful career: a sophisticated intellectual with remarkable practical application, a determined hard-working playboy, and above all a politician who always knew his own mind, and had the confidence to chart a. In this extract from his book David Brown outlines the life of Palmerston, a man whose varied career resists easy historical categorisation. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
Through the lens of the milieu of his times, the book pinpoints for the first time the nature and extent of Palmerston’s contributions to the making of modern Britain. David Brown is senior lecturer in modern history, University of Strathclyde. He lives in Glasgow.