The Memoirs and Speeches of James, 2nd Earl Waldegrave 1742–1763

A classic of eighteenth-century political literature, Wadegraves' Memoirs have an additional significance as a record of the momentous political crisis of 1754–7, which heralded the break-up of the early Hanoverian party system. This edition sets the Memoirs against a much fuller account of the politics of the 1740s and 50s.