1830-1859
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William Gladstone and the question of slavery, 1832–33
John Powell analyses Gladstone’s views on slavery during his early years in politics.
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Lady Palmerston (Emily Mary Lamb), 1787-1869
Born on 21 April 1787 in the family’s Piccadilly home, Emily Mary Lamb was the 5th surviving child of Elisabeth Lamb née Milbanke, the wife of the first Viscount Melbourne, but the identity of her natural father is unclear. Emily’s brother, William, the second Viscount Melbourne, described their mother as an ‘excellent wife but not…
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John Stuart Mill: A neo-Athenian republican
The influence of the republic of classical Athens on Mill’s thought.
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The Black Book and the reform of public life in early nineteenth-century Britain
An exposé of corruption which contributed to parliamentary reform, the roots of Liberalism and modern definitions of corruption and standards in public life.
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Liberalism and the Lancashire electorate
The aftermath of the 1832 Reform Act.
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William Ewart Gladstone
Simon Heffer’s chapter on Gladstone from Iain Dale’s new book, The Prime Ministers.
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The two Henry Redhead Yorkes, radical to liberal
An examination of two BME individuals and their role in British politics, 1790–1850.