Books by Eric J. (Emeritus Professor Evans

Providing a complete historical background to Pitt's career, Eric Evans re-examines his policies and achievements in the light of recent research, and offers fresh insight on established stereotypes.

Provides an introduction to the life and career of Sir Robert Peel - one of the most important political leaders of the nineteenth century. This book assesses Peel's career, and includes a glossary of key terms, plus a bibliography.

An account of the crucial political and economic issues behind the 1832 Reform Act. This book highlights the travails of Toryism at the end of the 1820s, clarifies complex questions of policy, shows the connections between the Reform Act of 1832 and the Second Reform Act, and updates statistics.