Time Period: 1886-1895
I blame Sir Edward Grey
Review of John Charmley, Splendid Isolation? Britain and the Balance of Power 1874-1914 (Hodder & Stoughton, 1999).
Out from under the umbrella
The defection of the Liberal Unionists in 1886 was the greatest blow the Liberal Party suffered in the nineteenth century. This article explains what happened and suggests that there are still some unanswered questions.
‘There are things stronger than parliamentary majorities
Review of Alan O’Day, Irish Home Rule 1867-1921 (Manchester University Press, 1998).
The evolution of devolution
Analysis of the lessons from the first Home Rule Bill of 1886.
A squire in the House of Lords
The political life of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826 – 1902).
A lost Prime Minister?
Biography of Sir Arthur Herbert Dyke Acland (1847-1926).
How did the Empire strike back?
The impact of imperialism on democracy and liberalism in Britrain 1865-1920.
The history of the Lib-Labs
The history of what became known as Lib-Labbery: the representation of labour interests in parliament through the Liberal Party.
The farm workers champion
Biography of one of the first working men to be elected to Parliament, Joseph Arch (1826-1919).
Sir Jerom Murch and the civic gospel in Victorian Bath
Analysis of the municipal record of the leader of Bath’s Victorian Liberals.