Journal of Liberal History

England Objects to the Treaty of Versailles, June 1, 1919

Journal of Liberal History

For the discussion and research of Liberal, Liberal Democrat and SDP history

Liberal thought and thinkers

  • The Distributists and the Liberal Party

    An analysis of the Distributists and their impact.

  • The ideas that built the Liberal Democrats

    What do Liberal Democrats believe? And what stems from our historical legacy? Against the background of the ‘Agenda 2020’ review of values and beliefs, discuss the party’s ideological inheritance with David Boyle, Teena Lashmore and Nick Thornsby at the History Group’s fringe meeting at the York Liberal Democrat conference. Chair: David Howarth.

  • Old heroes for a new leader

    The political heroes of Tim Farron and Norman Lamb.

  • Reassessing John Stuart Mill

    Review of Frederick Rosen, Mill (Oxford University Press, 2013).

  • Is the future orange?

    Review of Paul Marshall and David Laws (eds.), The Orange Book: Reclaiming Liberalism (Profile Books, 2004).

  • Michael Freeden’s Liberalism

    Review of Ben Jackson and Marc Stears (eds.), Liberalism as Ideology: Essays in Honour of Michael Freeden (Oxford University Press, 2012).

  • Liberal Thinkers

    Report of the History Group conference fringe meeting, 5 October 2014, with Alan Beith, John Pugh, Liz Barker and Mark Pack; chair: Malcolm Bruce.

  • Harriet Taylor Mill

  • ‘True to his principles’?

    An examination of John Bright and his relationship to Liberalism and Irish home rule 1886–1889.

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