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William Hague. William Pitt the Younger: A Biography
WILLIAM PITT. THE YOUNGER
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
FAMILY TREE
MAP: FRENCH SATELLITES AND FRENCH CONQUESTS, 1792–1805
PROLOGUE
1 Elder and Younger
2 Cambridge and the World
3 Ambition on Schedule
4 Brilliant Beginnings
5 Death of Two Governments
6 The Youngest Chancellor
7 Brief Exuberance
8 From Plotter to Prime Minister
9 The Struggle for Supremacy
10 Power and its Limits
11 Private by Nature
12 Spreading His Wings
13 Insanity and Crisis
14 Trials of Strength
15 The Cautious Crusader
16 The View from the Precipice
17 A Tutorial in War
18 Frustrations of Supremacy
19 Insurmountable Obstacles
20 Breaking Point
21 Caution to the Winds
22 The Dashing of Hope
23 Resignation with Hesitation
24 The Limits of Magnanimity
25 The Old Addiction
26 Back, But Never the Same
27 Too Many Enemies
28 ‘How I Leave My Country’
NOTES. Prologue
ONE: Elder and Younger
TWO: Cambridge and the World
THREE: Ambition on Schedule
FOUR: Brilliant Beginnings
FIVE: Death of Two Governments
SIX: The Youngest Chancellor
SEVEN: Brief Exuberance
EIGHT: From Plotter to Prime Minister
NINE: The Struggle for Supremacy
TEN: Power and its Limits
ELEVEN: Private by Nature
TWELVE: Spreading His Wings
THIRTEEN: Insanity and Crisis
FOURTEEN: Trials of Strength
FIFTEEN: The Cautious Crusader
SIXTEEN: The View from the Precipice
SEVENTEEN: A Tutorial in War
EIGHTEEN: Frustrations of Supremacy
NINETEEN: Insurmountable Obstacles
TWENTY: Breaking Point
TWENTY-ONE: Caution to the Winds
TWENTY-TWO: The Dashing of Hope
TWENTY-THREE: Resignation with Hesitation
TWENTY-FOUR: The Limits of Magnanimity
TWENTY-FIVE: The Old Addiction
TWENTY-SIX: Back, But Never the Same
TWENTY-SEVEN: Too Many Enemies
TWENTY-EIGHT: ‘How I Leave My Country’
BIBLIOGRAPHY. MANUSCRIPTS. BODLEIAN LIBRARY, OXFORD
BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, CAMBRIDGE
DEVON RECORD OFFICE, EXETER
KENT ARCHIVE OFFICE, MAIDSTONE
WEST YORKSHIRE ARCHIVES, LEEDS
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, KEW
SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE, IPSWICH
WILLIAM L. CLEMENTS LIBRARY, MICHIGAN, USA
PUBLISHED SOURCES. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION REPORTS
BOOKS
NEWSPAPERS
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PRAISE
OTHER WORKS
P.S. Ideas, interviews & features …
ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Enduring AchievementsLouise Tucker talks to William Hague
LIFE at a Glance
Top TenPieces of Music
A Saturday in the Life of William Hague
ABOUT THE BOOK. The Immortal Memoryby William Hague
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Pitt’s Oak/Holwood House
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Houses of Parliament
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