The life of the Fourth Earl of Rochford (1717-1781)
Subtitle: eighteenth-century Anglo-Dutch courtier, diplomat, and statesman
By: Geoffrey W. Rice ; with a foreword by Hamish Scott
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773413009
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Young Will and Little David; title: A European Englishman; title: The courtier, 1738-49; title: Envoy at Turin, 1749-55; title: English intermezzo, 1755-63; title: Ambassador to Spain, 1763-66; title: The Manila ransom and the Madrid riots; title: Confronting Choiseul: the first Falklands dispute; title: Ambassador in Paris, 1766-68; title: Deceived and defeated: the Corsican crisis, 1768; title: Rebuilding Britain's foreign policy: 1768-70; title: Risking war: the Falklands crisis, 1770-71; title: Negotiating disarmament, 1771; title: Book 2.; title: Taking charge: first phase as southern secretary, 1771-72; title: The king's servant, 1771-72; title: The Swedish crisis, 1772-73; title: Befriending the Bourbons, 1773-75; title: Home affairs and Ireland, 1773-75; title: Losing America, 1774-75; title: The Sayre Affair; title: In retirement, 1776-1781; title: Epilogue and assessment.