Dr RICHARD GAUNT RICHARD.GAUNT@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Norman Gash and the Making of Mr Secretary Peel
Gaunt, Richard A.
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Abstract
In May 1961, the firm of Longmans published the first volume of Norman Gash's monumental life of Sir Robert Peel. Mr Secretary Peel: The Life of Sir Robert Peel before 1830 was hailed at the time as a landmark and has proved surprisingly durable as an interpretation of Peel's early life and formation. This essay is concerned with locating Gash's work within its political, biographical, and historiographical context. It begins by considering the reaction of Peel family members to Gash's biography, before tracing the antecedents of his historical preoccupations and intellectual development in the years leading up to the publication of Mr Secretary Peel. It presents a wide range of new evidence relating to Gash's life and emergence as a political and parliamentary historian, drawing upon sources which have come to light in the decade since his death in May 2009.
Citation
Gaunt, R. A. (2021). Norman Gash and the Making of Mr Secretary Peel. Parliamentary History, 40(1), 148-167. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12548
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 30, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 3, 2021 |
Publication Date | Feb 3, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Apr 16, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 4, 2023 |
Journal | Parliamentary History |
Print ISSN | 0264-2824 |
Electronic ISSN | 1750-0206 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 148-167 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12548 |
Keywords | Conservative Party; George Kitson Clark; J.L. Hammond; Norman Gash; Oxford University; Reading School; Sir John Neale; Sir Lewis Namier; Sir Robert Peel |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5324061 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1750-0206.12548 |
Additional Information | Gaunt, R. A. (2021). Norman Gash and the Making of Mr Secretary Peel. Parliamentary History, 40(1), 148–167. https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12548 "This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Norman Gash and the Making of Mr Secretary Peel, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-0206.12548. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions." |
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