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Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1970 - 5/31/1971

Funding Totals

$9,500.00 (approved)
$9,500.00 (awarded)

The Political Career of Robert Harley, 1689-1710

FAIN: FB-10462-70

Frederick E. Laurenzo
University of Mississippi (University, MS 38677-1848)

Political biography of Robert Harley from 1689-1710, when he held offices as Speaker of the House of Commons and Secretary of State. Harley occupied the middle ground between Whig and Tory extremes, becoming the chief architect of parlimentary majorities in his time. His life is a valuable study in the acquisition of power and the manipulation of men.