Peter David Garner Thomas ( 1 May 1930 - 7 July 2020) was a Welsh historian specialising in 18th-century British and American politics.
Thomas was born in
Bangor, Wales, and educated at the
University College of North Wales and
University College London.
His first work, ''The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century'', explained the practices and procedures of the
House of Commons of Great Britain
The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between 1707 and 1801. In 1707, as a result of the Acts of Union of that year, it replaced the House of Commons of England and the third estate of th ...
, such as the debates, committees and attendance of its Members.
J. M. Beattie
John Maurice Beattie (1932 – 12 July 2017) was a British legal historian.
He was born in Dunstan near Newcastle upon Tyne, England and studied history at the University of San Francisco. He was awarded a master's degree by the University of ...
, in his review, said that the two main strengths of the book were the detailed examination of the work and procedures of the Commons and "that it is not a static picture: we are constantly made aware of change and development".
He wrote 24 biographies for the ''
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''.
Contributor page
at the ODNB
Works
*''The House of Commons in the Eighteenth Century'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971).
*''British Politics and the Stamp Act Crisis: The First Phase of the American Revolution, 1763–1767'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975).
*''Lord North'' (London: Allen Lane, 1976).
*(editor, with R. C. Simmons) ''Proceedings and Debates of the British Parliaments Respecting North America, 1754–1783'', six volumes, Kraus International (Millwood, NY), 1982–86.
*''The English Satirical Print, 1600–1832: The American Revolution'' (Chadwyck-Healey, 1986).
*''The Townshend Duties Crisis: The Second Phase of the American Revolution, 1767–1773'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987).
*''Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773–1776'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991).
*''Revolution in America: Britain and the Colonies, 1763-1776'' (University of Wales Press, 1992).
*''John Wilkes: A Friend to Liberty'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996).
*''George III: King and Politicians 1760-1770'' (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002).
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1930 births
20th-century Welsh historians
2020 deaths
Writers from Bangor, Gwynedd
Alumni of University College London