Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of Cumbria, is the author of many books on British and European history. The editor of History Review from 1998 to 2012, he is the General Editor of Routledge Historical Biographies. Graham Goodlad is Director of Studies at St John’s College, Southsea. He has written widely on nineteenth and twentieth century British political history, most recently an essay in the collection Gladstone and Ireland (2010), edited by D.G. Boyce and Alan O’Day

• Introduction. 1. Arthur Balfour 2. Henry Campbell-Bannerman 3. Herbert Henry Asquith 4. David Lloyd George 5. Andrew Bonar Law 6. Stanley Baldwin 7. James Ramsay MacDonald 8. Neville Chamberlain 9. Winston Churchill 10. Clement Attlee 11. Anthony Eden 12. Harold Macmillan 13. Alec Douglas Home 14. Harold Wilson 15. Edward Heath 16. James Callaghan 17. Margaret Thatcher 18. John Major 19. Tony Blair 20. Gordon Brown. Index

"This work is a new approach to 20th century British history and politics. Through the collection of prime ministers’ biographies, the authors explore the character of British leaders, the nature of prime ministerial leadership and the evolving role of prime ministers in the British constitution. It will be invaluable to students of British politics and history, and researchers will find it a handy reference." - Neal R. McCrillis, Columbus State University, USA

Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of Cumbria, is the author of many books on British and European history. The editor of History Review from 1998 to 2012, he is the General Editor of Routledge Historical Biographies. Graham Goodlad is Director of Studies at St John’s College, Southsea. He has written widely on nineteenth and twentieth century British political history, most recently an essay in the collection Gladstone and Ireland (2010), edited by D.G. Boyce and Alan O’Day

• Introduction. 1. Arthur Balfour 2. Henry Campbell-Bannerman 3. Herbert Henry Asquith 4. David Lloyd George 5. Andrew Bonar Law 6. Stanley Baldwin 7. James Ramsay MacDonald 8. Neville Chamberlain 9. Winston Churchill 10. Clement Attlee 11. Anthony Eden 12. Harold Macmillan 13. Alec Douglas Home 14. Harold Wilson 15. Edward Heath 16. James Callaghan 17. Margaret Thatcher 18. John Major 19. Tony Blair 20. Gordon Brown. Index

"This work is a new approach to 20th century British history and politics. Through the collection of prime ministers’ biographies, the authors explore the character of British leaders, the nature of prime ministerial leadership and the evolving role of prime ministers in the British constitution. It will be invaluable to students of British politics and history, and researchers will find it a handy reference." - Neal R. McCrillis, Columbus State University, USA

Robert Pearce, formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of Cumbria, is the author of many books on British and European history. The editor of History Review from 1998 to 2012, he is the General Editor of Routledge Historical Biographies. Graham Goodlad is Director of Studies at St John’s College, Southsea. He has written widely on nineteenth and twentieth century British political history, most recently an essay in the collection Gladstone and Ireland (2010), edited by D.G. Boyce and Alan O’Day

• Introduction. 1. Arthur Balfour 2. Henry Campbell-Bannerman 3. Herbert Henry Asquith 4. David Lloyd George 5. Andrew Bonar Law 6. Stanley Baldwin 7. James Ramsay MacDonald 8. Neville Chamberlain 9. Winston Churchill 10. Clement Attlee 11. Anthony Eden 12. Harold Macmillan 13. Alec Douglas Home 14. Harold Wilson 15. Edward Heath 16. James Callaghan 17. Margaret Thatcher 18. John Major 19. Tony Blair 20. Gordon Brown. Index

"This work is a new approach to 20th century British history and politics. Through the collection of prime ministers’ biographies, the authors explore the character of British leaders, the nature of prime ministerial leadership and the evolving role of prime ministers in the British constitution. It will be invaluable to students of British politics and history, and researchers will find it a handy reference." - Neal R. McCrillis, Columbus State University, USA