The Prime Ministers: Winner of the Parliamentary Book Awards 2020 by Iain Dale - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details:. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781529312140. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton. Age Range: Adult (General Non-Fiction). Overview:. The Prime Ministers, compiled and edited by broadcaster Iain Dale, brings together fifty-five original essays covering every holder of the office from Sir Robert Walpole to Boris Johnson. Published to mark the 300th anniversary of the premiership, it won the Parliamentary Book Awards 2020 and has been praised as a lively, authoritative one-volume history. Each profile is written by a different historian, journalist, academic or politician, giving a rich variety of voices within one cohesive hardback history of Westminster power.. About the Book:. Rather than a single narrative voice, The Prime Ministers assembles fifty-five distinct essays, each tackling one prime minister in turn, from obscure eighteenth-century figures such as the Earl of Shelburne through to titans like Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, and on to more recent occupants of Number 10. Iain Dale, who conceived the project, invited an eclectic mix of contributors, including sitting and former MPs, historians and political journalists, so each chapter carries its own tone within an overarching chronological sweep of political leadership. The result works equally well read cover to cover or dipped into essay by essay, ideal for history readers and casual browsers wanting bite-sized portraits of the men and women who have run the country. Contributors explore each leader's rise to power, key decisions, crises and lasting legacy, weighing achievements against failures with a critical but fair eye. The hardback edition features an elegant gilded design and runs to 608 pages, and has picked up strong reviews including from the New Statesman.. Fifty-five essays covering every UK prime minister from Walpole to Johnson in one authoritative hardback volume.. Winner of the Parliamentary Book Awards 2020, reflecting its standing among politics and history