Table of Contents

Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Background and Upbringing 2. Coming of Age 3. Political Apprenticeship 4. A Man with a Future 5. Arrival 6. The King's Firsy Minister 7. A Confident Start 8. The East India Company 9. The Good Years 10. The Thirteen Colonies 11. The Gathering Storm 12. Wartime Prime Minister 13. After Saratoga 14. The Road to Yorktown 15. The End of an Era 16. The Coalition and the Last Decade 17. Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

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Lord North epitomised the political outlook and aristocratic assumptions of the eighteenth century, yet he is principally remembered for presiding over Britain's loss of her American colonies.

About the Author

Peter Whiteley was for many years a publisher. He subsequently worked for Sotheby's before retiring to concentrate on writing. His interest in Lord North was prompted by the discovery of some unknown letters and diaries in a family archive.

Reviews

"the best book on North to date" --J.C.D. Clark