The techniques of spin-doctoring were well known to Victorian politicians. This article considers a notable case of press management which went wrong. Or did it?

At a crucial stage in his career, Gladstone represented the area of his birth. This article links Liverpool’s reaction to electoral reform and Gladstone’s popularity.

The Exchequer brought fame to Gladstone but in return Gladstone raised the office to the forefront of politics.

The political life of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826 – 1902).

The impact of imperialism on democracy and liberalism in Britrain 1865-1920.

Biography of one of the first working men to be elected to Parliament, Joseph Arch (1826-1919).