Victorian
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Period of British history associated with the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). The period was, on the whole, marked by increasing prosperity, industrial and scientific development and the... read more |
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Roland Quinault discusses Gladstone’s view of the Second Afghan War both in opposition and during his premiership. |
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Emile de Groot on the often fractious but ever-intimate relationship between European powers and Egypt. Published in History Today, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 1952
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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, accounts for the last hours in active British politics for the 'Grand Old Man'. |
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A detailed account of the pageantry, expense and spectacle of the First Duke of Wellington's public funeral. |
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Geoffrey Grigson places the great English landscape artist in historical context. |
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T. Charles Edwards on the position of Catholics in Victorian England. |
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The memories of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, of the political crisis that Gladstone's final resignation caused at the heart of the British government in 1894. |
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J.H. Plumb analyses the career of the man recognised as Britain's first prime minister. |
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Philip Magnus analyses the political, personal, and literary careers of one of Britain's most influential Victorian premiers. |
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Richard Hough explains how the epic construction of the first railway line linking England's largest cities changed the country forever. |
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M.G. Brock profiles one of Britain's most able yet ill-fated premiers. |
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G.H.L. LeMay documents the dramatic fall and resurrection of Lord John Russell's government. |
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The capital went underground on January 9th, 1863. |
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On its centenary, Maurice Powicke traced the history of the Lanchashire educational establishment. |
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D.H. Pennington on the man chiefly responsible for passing the Reform Act. |
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Christopher Sykes on an influential, eventful - though entirely fictional - parliamentary career. |
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