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12 pages in length. Roy Jenkins' purpose for penning The Chancellors: A History of the Leaders of the British Exchequer, 1886-1947 was not so much to chronicle the political contributions of each of the nineteen men who held office during this particular period; rather, the author chose a more personal approach as a means by which to portray the psychological and political components of each
protagonist. Unlike similar accounts on the subject, Jenkins employs a significant sense of humor, not-so-subtle irony and rather unflattering perspective of what he calls a disparate lot of British Chancellors who had no more in common with one another than somewhat more than average ability and substantially more than average ambition.
Indeed, The Chancellors' essays do not represent the typical and stuffy account of history's British moneymen. No additional sources cited.
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chronicle the political contributions of each of the nineteen men who held office during this particular period; rather, the author chose a more personal approach as a means by which
to portray the psychological and political components of each protagonist. Unlike similar accounts on the subject, Jenkins employs a significant sense of humor, not-so-subtle irony and rather unflattering perspective
of what he calls "a disparate lot" (Jenkins PG) of British Chancellors who had no more in common with one another than "somewhat more than average ability and substantially more
than average ambition" (Jenkins PG). Indeed, The Chancellors essays do not represent the typical and stuffy account of historys British moneymen. I. THE MEN BEHIND THE POST The
former British Chancellor of the Exchequer eagerly displays his nineteen predecessors in such a manner as to describe each of the mens characters and careers as a combination of folly
and dullness, with some being revered for their outstanding contributions (Winston Churchill) and others being almost comedically chastised for their blatant mismanagement of Britains finances. Indeed, Jenkins can rightly
point fingers at his predecessors, inasmuch as he is considered to be one of the most successful Chancellors of the Exchequer. The sixty plus years that The Chancellors covers
includes the events surrounding such notables as Lord Randolph Churchill, whose 1886 resignation has been historically remembered as disastrous. Clearly, it is not so much the performance that Jenkins
addresses so much as it is more the personalities behind the positions. The author paints vivid literary images from which the reader can gain a significantly better understanding of
the men who held such important British political standing. Assessing the psychological and political aspects of Jenkins account leads one to readily surmise that each individual Chancellors life was infinitely
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