Parliament

The Biography (Volume II - Reform)

Chris Bryant

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Black Swan
15 November 2015

History; British & Irish history; Political structure & processes

Two centuries of reform, revolution and political intrigue in Chris Bryant's epic biography of Parliament

Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed and effected dramatic and often turbulent change.

Political parties rose - and fell. The old aristocratic order passed away. The vote was won for the working classes and, eventually, for women. The world was torn apart by two extraordinarily bloody wars. And individual politicians were cheered for their altruism or their bravery and jeered for their sexual or financial misdemeanours. This second volume of Chris Bryant's majestic Parliament- The Biography has a cast of characters that includes some of British history's most famous names- the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Gladstone, Disraeli, Lloyd George, Churchill and Thatcher. Its recurring theme is reform and innovation, but it also lays bare obsessive respect for the past and a dedication to evolution rather than revolution, which has left us with a fudged constitution still perilously dependent on custom, convention and gentlemen's agreements. This is riveting, flawlessly researched and accessible popular history for anyone with an interest in why modern Britain is the nation it is today.

By: Chris Bryant
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 359g
ISBN: 9780552779968
ISBN 10: 0552779962
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 15 November 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

CHRIS BRYANT is a British Labour Party Politician who has been Member of Parliament since 2001. He was Minister for Europe in the last Labour Government and Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons in the Shadow Cabinet. Before entering parliament Chris was a priest in the Church of England. His previous books include biographies of Sir Stafford Cripps and Glenda Jackson as well as, most recently, his two-volume Parliament- a Biography.

Reviews for Parliament: The Biography (Volume II - Reform)

An entertaining read * The Mail on Sunday * Parliament is a very good read, with interesting anecdotes and observations enriched by the fact the author is an MP * Total Politics * A sweeping history of Britain's political system... One of the most thoughtful accounts I have read -- Francis Beckett * BBC History * Impressive * Independent *