Reformers, Patrons and Philanthropists : The Cowper-temples and High Politics in Victorian England
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Library of Victorian Studies
ISBN-10
1848851111
ISBN-13
9781848851115
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
I.B. Tauris
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 21st, 2009
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
588 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 14.50 x 3.30 cms
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History: specific events & topicsHistory: specific events and topics
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William and Georgina Cowper-Temple were significant figures in nineteenth-century Britain. This book explores the Cowper-Temples' roles within Whig-Liberalism, philanthropy and social reform, and provides an insight into the private lives of two aristocrats dedicated to using their powers of influence to alleviate problems in Victorian society.
William and Georgina Cowper-Temple were significant figures in nineteenth-century Britain. William Cowper-Temple, later Lord Mount Temple, was private secretary to one Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and minister in the government of Lord Palmerston. He sought to improve the nation's health and rebuild London, and famously amended the Education Act in 1870. His charismatic wife, Georgina, was also champion of diverse social and moral reforms, and friend to such worthies as John Ruskin, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Frances Power Cobbe and Mrs Oscar Wilde. In the first full-length biography of this distinguished couple, James Gregory explores the Cowper-Temples' roles within Whig-Liberalism, philanthropy and social reform, and provides a fascinating insight into the private lives of two aristocrats dedicated to using their powers of influence to alleviate problems in Victorian society.
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