{"product_id":"9781119424932","title":"A Portrait of Influence Life and Letters of Arthur Onslow, the Great Speaker","description":"\u003ch3\u003eParliamentary History Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Portrait of Influence\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLife and Letters of Arthur Onslow, the Great Speaker\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMary Clayton\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ European\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first ever collection of the letters of Arthur Onslow (1691-1768), who was the Speaker of the House of Commons for an unsurpassed 33 years and also known as the Great Speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an insight into many interesting aspects of 18th century life as he served during the entire reign of George II, and brought about significant changes to the role of Speaker\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates his work as a JP and as an MP, but also his philosophical, literary and antiquarian interests, and his pivotal role in the formation of the British Museum\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights his friendship with one of the leading politician of his time, the Duke of Newcastle, and his influence on the political stability of the 1740s and 50s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e completed her MPhil on parliamentary elections in Haslemere, 1715-1780 in 1993. She worked at The National Archives on the Equity project, cataloguing Chancery cases, before becoming a researcher for the \u003ci\u003eClergy of the Church of England Database, CCEd\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the London based researcher for the \u003ci\u003eOld Bailey Online\u003c\/i\u003e, and then worked on the \u003ci\u003eLondon Lives\u003c\/i\u003e project, before returning as a senior research officer to \u003ci\u003eCCEd\u003c\/i\u003e. As an honorary fellow of the University of Durham, she is currently the first point of contact for those wishing to communicate with the Clergy database.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 November 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119424932\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377792643212,"sku":"9781119424932","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119424932.jpg?v=1780152910","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119424932","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}