The Prince of Wales in India
Christopher Hibbert describes how, against the Queen’s wishes, the Prince successfully toured the British Indian Empire at the age of thirty-four.
Benjamin Disraeli
British Prime Ministers: Benjamin Disraeli
Philip Magnus analyses the political, personal, and literary careers of one of Britain's most influential Victorian premiers.
Prime Ministerial Firsts
Margaret Thatcher became Britain's first female Prime Minister on May 4th, 1979. Some other firsts claimed by those occupying the country's highest office.
Disraeli, Dandyism and Decadence
William Kuhn considers some of the ways a look at Benjamin Disraeli’s sexuality challenges our idea of the Victorians and the man himself.
Gladstone, Disraeli and the Bulgarian Horrors
Mark Rathbone compares Gladstone's and Disraeli's differing approaches to a crucial foreign policy issue.
Benjamin Disraeli and the Spirit of England
T.A. Jenkins reviews the life and legacy of Benjamin Disraeli, statesman, novelist and man-about-town, on the bicentenary of his birth.
Gladstone and Disraeli
Simon Lemieux provides guidance on essays comparing the performance of the two adversaries in Victorian Britain.
Was Disraeli a Failure?
John Vincent asks a key question of the Conservative politician.