Rosebery [Paperback]

Statesman in Turmoil

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Description of Rosebery

The Fifth Earl of Rosebery was the most glamorous Liberal politician of the late Victorian age. Charismatic, enlightened, wealthy and intellectually brilliant, he once said that he had three ambitions: to marry an heiress, win the Derby and become Prime Minister. By his mid-forties, he had achieved all three. But his political career was clouded by his mercurial character. Self-centred, impulsive and neurotic, he shrouded himself in mystery and was caught up in many of the greatest scandals of his era. Now, using a wealth of archival material, award-winning author Leo McKinstry reveals the dramatic, compelling story behind this paradoxical figure.

Title Information

ISBN:: 9780719565861
Pages:: 640 pages
Format:: Paperback
Product Code:: 25502
Publisher:: John Murray
Published:: 27/03/2006
Edition:: New edition

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About Leo McKinstry

Leo McKinstry writes regularly for the Daily Mail, Sunday Telegraph and Spectator. He has also written five books including a study of the Labour Party and a best-selling biography of the footballing Charlton brothers. Born in Belfast he was educated in Ireland and at Cambridge University.

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