| The Atterbury Plot 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Cruickshanks, E. (Author), Erskine-Hill, H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333586689 ISBN-13: 9780333586686 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Robert Walpole foiled the Atterbury Plot by preventive arrests and holding those he suspected illegally without bail or trial. When Parliament met and the "Habeas Corpus" Act was suspended, he used show trials, decided by votes along party lines and depending on forged evidence, to curb the Tory party, to reunite the Whig party, and to consolidate his hold on power. Rich in new material, this book unravels for the first time the scale and international dimension of a plot which posed the most serious challenge to the Hanoverian regime before the '45 rebellion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 941.071 |
| LCCN: 2004041507 |
| Series: Studies in Modern History (Palgrave) |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.92" W x 8.84" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Robert Walpole foiled the Atterbury Plot by preventive arrests and holding those he suspected illegally without bail or trial. When Parliament met and the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended, he used show trials, decided by votes along party lines and depending on forged evidence, to curb the Tory party, to reuinted the Whig party and to consolidate his hold on power. Rich in new material, this book unravels for the first time the scale and international dimension of a plot which posed the most serious challenge to the Hanoverian regime before the '45 rebellion. |