Eric J. Evans eBooks

"Sir Robert Peel: Statesmanship, Power and Party "provides an accessible and concise introduction to the life and career of this important British Prime Minister. Eric Evans makes a reassessment of Peel's >>

The theme of Professor Evans' book is the growth of a recognizable modern party system from the much looser and often family-based attachments from the eighteenth century. Many periods and topics are dealt >>

In William Pitt the Younger, Eric J. Evans re-examines Pitt's career in light of recent research and makes the controversial statement that Pitt's life does not fit into two neat stereotypes. This complete >>

The 1832 Reform Act was a watershed in the history of modern Britain, affecting the constitution of parliament and the course of all subsequent legislation. Eric Evans updates and extends his classic account >>

Is Peel's reputation as an excellent Prime Minister justified? Evans questions this usual assumption and shows how Peel was largely responsible for the break-up of the Conservative party in 1846 and for >>