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President of the Board of Trade, 41 |
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his approach to coercion, 43–50 |
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his involvement in the ‘Kilmainham Treaty’, 51–63 |
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The Irish Central Board Scheme, 66–68 |
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anger at Parnell, 68–69 |
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meets with Gladstone to discuss Ireland, 71 |
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meets with Hartington, Harcourt and Dilke to twart Home Rule, 84–85 |
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uneasy about Gladstone’s intentions, 87 |
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snubbed by Gladstone, 88 |
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reasons for his opposition to Home Rule proposals, 92–94 |
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votes against Second Reading, 99 |
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‘a modified scheme of Home Rule’, 101 |
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attacks Parnell, 103–105 |
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second Home Rule Bill, 107 |
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death, 107–108 |
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Chamberlain, Joseph Austen, 3, 5, 8, 15, 17, 105, 107, 190, 197, 229, 235, 238 |
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early life, 261–264 |
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elected for East Worcestershire, 266 |
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maiden speech during Second Home Rule debates, 266 |
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Chancellor of the Exchequer, 267 |
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leading member of the Unionist party, 269 |
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suggests his father’s old Central Board scheme, 270 |
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‘Home Rule looms large upon the horizon’, 271 |
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embroiled in the leadership succession, 271 |
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Third Home Rule Bill introduced, 272–278 |
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Secretary of State for India, 283 |
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opposes negotiations after 1916 Easter Rising, 284 |
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attitude towards Irish conscription, 285 |
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insists on UK federalism, 285 |
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joins war cabinet and the Irish Committee, 286–289 |
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becomes leader of the Conservative party, 291 |
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member of the group which drafted the terms which were given to de Valera on 20 July1921, 293 |
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Treaty negotiations, 294–298 |
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Chelsea, 70 |
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Childers, Robert Erskine, 91 |
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background and early life, 14–15 |
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experiences in Ireland, 21–23 |
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early parliamentary experiences, 28–31 |
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goads Gladstone, 63 |
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calls for the pacification of Ireland, 67 |
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gains the impression that Chamberlain would not go in for Home Rule, 85 |
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praises Joseph Chamberlain’s speech, 95 |
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vote on the second reading, 99 |
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dead against Home Rule, 101 |
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1880 return from Ireland, 118 |
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‘Fourth party’, 119–121 |
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attitude towards coercion, 122–124 |
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obstructs the Land Bill, 124–125 |
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illness, 128–129 |