A Biography of Great Men
A History of Britain: 1835-1935
"The history of the world is but the biography of great men."
- Thomas Carlyle
Preamble:
Foreword
A Word from the Author
Prologue (1828-1835):
A Show of Intolerence
The Days in May
A Duel on the Hustings
Second Melbourne Ministry (1835-1840):
Inglorious Isolation
Domestic Troubles
The Age of Liberalism
Second Peel Ministry (1840-1843):
A War At Home and Abroad
The Oncoming Storm
Unholy Ministry (1843-1847):
A Precarious Situation
Mandated Calm
Upsetting the Coach
Conservative Government (1847-1851)
Ireland Awakes
A Mari Usque Ad Mare
All Things Must Pass
All Becomes Right
A Great Foreboding
Lansdowne Ministry (1851-1854):
Congresses, Colonies and Cabinets
Awaited Fulfilment
First Palmerston Ministry (1854-Present):
Cometh the Man
General Election 1840:
The Campaigns
The Results
General Election 1847:
The Parties
The Campaigns
The Results
General Election 1851:
The Parties
The Campaigns
The Results
General Election 1857:
The Parties
The Campaigns
The Results
Date Summaries:
The Reform Era: 1830–1851
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