Henry Pelling

Henry Mathison Pelling (1920–1997), was a British historian best known for his works on the history of the British Labour Party, including: The Origins of the Labour Party (1954) and A Short History of the Labour Party (1993). He was also a pioneer of the serious study of twentieth-century electoral and party politics, and wrote such other works as: Modern Britain 1885-1955 Social Geography of British Elections: 1885-1910 Winston Churchill Britain and the Marshall Plan A History of British Trade Unionism, London 1992 America and the British left: from Bright to Bevan The British Communist Party: a historical profile The 1945 General Election Reconsidered Popular Politics and Society in Late Victorian Britain Britain and the Second World War His papers are lodged with St John's College Cambridge. Continue Reading »

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