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A Century of PremiersStanley Baldwin — ‘A Man of the Most Utter Insignificance’?

A Century of Premiers: Stanley Baldwin — ‘A Man of the Most Utter Insignificance’? [In June 1883 a Harrow schoolboy was flogged by his headmaster, and his adored father was summoned to the school to be warned of his son’s moral wickedness. His offence? He had composed a piece of juvenile pornography and, apparently far worse, had injured the school’s reputation by posting a copy to his cousin at Eton.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Century of PremiersStanley Baldwin — ‘A Man of the Most Utter Insignificance’?

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005
ISBN
978-1-4039-3990-6
Pages
107 –124
DOI
10.1057/9780230511507_8
Publisher site
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Abstract

[In June 1883 a Harrow schoolboy was flogged by his headmaster, and his adored father was summoned to the school to be warned of his son’s moral wickedness. His offence? He had composed a piece of juvenile pornography and, apparently far worse, had injured the school’s reputation by posting a copy to his cousin at Eton.]

Published: Oct 19, 2015

Keywords: Prime Minister; Family Business; Party Leader; Labour Government; Conservative Party

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