A special issue commemorating 150 years since Gladstone’s first government. Articles include Gladstone’s first government, 1868–74; The general election of 1868; Gladstone’s first government: a policy overview; A Chapter of Autobiography as campaign document; Gladstone’s first ministry and Ireland; Gladstone and the 1870 Elementary Education Act; Jogging along by the Parliamentary train? Gladstone’s first government and the House of Lords; Saving Dunford House; The general election of 1874; The historical Gladstone and the contemporary Gladstone; Review of Peterson, Gladstone’s Influence in America.
Journal of Liberal History 101 – Special issue: Gladstone’s first government
Issue: 101, Winter 2018–19Price: £10.00
Contents
Gladstone’s first government, 1868–74
Introduction to this special issue of the <i>Journal of Liberal History</i>, marking 150 years since William Ewart Gladstone first became prime minister.
The general election of 1868
Discussion of the results of the election that brought the Liberals to power.
Gladstone’s first government: a policy overview
Analysis of the achievements of Gladstone’s ministry.
A Chapter of Autobiography as campaign document
Examination of the role played by the publication of Gladstone’s pamphlet during the 1868 election campaign.
Gladstone’s first ministry and Ireland
The Liberal government’s policy on Ireland.
Gladstone and the 1870 Elementary Education Act
Discussion of one of the outstanding achievements of Gladstone’s government.
Jogging along by the Parliamentary train?
Gladstone’s first government and the House of Lords.
Saving Dunford House
The threat to Richard Cobden’s Sussex home.
The general election of 1874
Analysis of the reasons behind the crushing Liberal defeat in 1874.
The historical Gladstone and the contemporary Gladstone
Gladstone’s library at Hawarden.
Transatlantic Gladstone
Review of Stephen J. Peterson, Gladstone’s Influence in America (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).