Sir Robert Peel: The Life and Legacy

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Book Title: Sir Robert Peel : the Life and Legacy

Item Length: 9.2in

Item Height: 0.6in

Item Width: 6.1in

Author: Richard A. Gaunt

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Topic: Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), History & Theory, Europe / Great Britain / General, Political, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Historical

Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, The Limited

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science

Item Weight: 18.3 Oz

Number of Pages: 240 Pages