Holland House: a History of London's Most Celebrated Salon

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List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Nephew of Fox; 2. Lovers' Meeting; 3. In Opposition; 4. Foreign Adventures; 5. 'The Best and Greatest Man ... '; 6. Edinburgh Reviewers; 7. Spanish Journeys; 8. Enter Byron; 9. Towards Waterloo; 10. Defenders of Napoleon; 11. At Home at Holland House; 12. The Trial of Queen Caroline; 13. 'A House of All Europe'; 14. Reforming Campaigns; 15. Family Matters; 16. A Surrogate Son; 17. Party Confusions; 18. Irish Affairs; 19. The July Revolution; 20. The Whigs in Power; 21. 'The Bill, the Whole Bill and Nothing but the Bill'; 22. The Triumph of Reform.;Situated in the heart of London's Holland Park are the remains of Holland House - the site of what was once England's most celebrated political salon. In the first thirty years of the nineteenth century - when the Whig party was almost constantly out of office - the home of the third Lord Holland became the unofficial centre of the Opposition. Devoted to the ideals of the prominent Whig statesman Charles James Fox and enriched by the progressive views of a new generation of writers, critics and politicians, the influence of Holland House permeated the political climate. At a time when revoluti. List of Illustrations Preface 1. Nephew of Fox 2. Lovers' Meeting 3. In Opposition 4. Foreign Adventures 5. 'The Best and Greatest Man ... ' 6. Edinburgh Reviewers 7. Spanish Journeys 8. Enter Byron 9. Towards Waterloo 10. Defenders of Napoleon 11. At Home at Holland House 12. The Trial of Queen Caroline 13. 'A House of All Europe' 14. Reforming Campaigns 15. Family Matters 16. A Surrogate Son 17. Party Confusions 18. Irish Affairs 19. The July Revolution 20. The Whigs in Power 21. 'The Bill, the Whole Bill and Nothing but the Bill' 22. The Triumph of Reform. 23. Elder Statesman24. 'This Wretched Day' 25. Leaving the Stage Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index.