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SUMMARY:Club Government: How the Early Victorian World was Ruled from London Clubs
DESCRIPTION:‘Club Government’ was a fixation of the mid-nineteenth century: across Britain and its empire\, press accounts\, diarists\, and writers such as Dickens\, Disraeli and Trollope all advanced the view that key political decisions were taken behind closed doors\, in the clubs of London’s St James’s district. Yet despite ‘Club Government’ being referenced in most major political histories of the period\, the topic has never before enjoyed a full-length study. \nMaking use of previously-sealed club archives\, and adopting a broad range of analytical techniques\, this talk seeks to deepen our understanding of the distinctive and novel impact of ‘Club Government’ on British politics in this period and concludes that while historians may have exaggerated the clubs’ reputation for interfering in elections\, they have hugely underestimated the extent of club influence on ‘high politics’ in Westminster\, and more importantly\, on the shaping of modern British political culture. \nDr. Seth Alexander Thévoz is an Associate Member of Nuffield College\, Oxford\, where he is a research assistant on the forthcoming official biography of Sir David Butler. He holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge\, London and Warwick\, and he completed his PhD in conjunction with the History of Parliament Trust. His areas of expertise include the history of corruption in British politics. In his spare time\, he is Honorary Librarian of London’s National Liberal Club. \nSchedule: \n\n18.00 Reception Drinks\n18.30 Talk\n19.30 – 21.30 Supper
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LOCATION:Army & Navy Club\, 36-39 Pall Mall\, London\, England\, SW1Y 5JN\, United Kingdom
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