1886-1895
-
Sir William Harcourt, 1827-1904
{…}It took Harcourt, like Gladstone, a long time to become a Liberal, but once this affiliation was decided, he became an active and prominent one. He did not completely fulfil his expected potential, being perhaps the classic case of the best Prime Minister we never had. But as a strong contender for another title, that…
-
Fighting Labour: the struggle for radical supremacy in Scotland 1885-1929
The Liberal Democrat History Group is holding its first meeting in Scotland as part of the fringe at the Scottish Liberal Democrats’ spring conference. The meeting will look back at the Liberal Party’s contribution to radical, progressive politics in Scotland and its struggle with Labour in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, culminating in…
-
A distinction without a difference?
An analysis of how the Liberal Unionists maintained a distinctive identity from their Conservative allies, until coalition in 1895.
-
David and Maggie
Diaries and correspondence files are used to examine the courtship between David Lloyd George and Margaret Owen between 1884 and their marriage in 1888.
-
A Liberal in power
Review of Roy Jenkins, Asquith (Collins, 1964).
-
Sir Edward Watkin and the Liberal cause in the nineteenth century
The life of Liberal MP Edward Watkin, the last of the railway kings.
-
How did the Empire strike back?
The impact of imperialism on democracy and liberalism in Britrain 1865-1920.
-
A squire in the House of Lords
The political life of John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (1826 – 1902).