Popular Conservatism in Imperial London, 1868-1906
Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
Publisher: Royal Historical Society
Published: June 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780861932887
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; c 1900 - c 1914; History; History - General History; History: World; London, Greater London; Modern - General; History / Europe; History / Modern / General; World history: from c 1900 -; Europe - General
Description: The Conservatives achieved huge electoral success in London between 1868 and 1906, but the reasons why have never been rigorously examined. The author demonstrates that the rise in fortunes cannot simply be accounted for by the conversion of the middle-class 'Villa Tory' voter.