Victorian

The memories of Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, of the political crisis that Gladstone's final resignation caused at the heart of the British government in 1894.

J.H. Plumb analyses the career of the man recognised as Britain's first prime minister.

Philip Magnus analyses the political, personal, and literary careers of one of Britain's most influential Victorian premiers.

Richard Hough explains how the epic construction of the first railway line linking England's largest cities changed the country forever.

M.G. Brock profiles one of Britain's most able yet ill-fated premiers.

G.H.L. LeMay documents the dramatic fall and resurrection of Lord John Russell's government.

On its centenary, Maurice Powicke traced the history of the Lanchashire educational establishment.

D.H. Pennington on the man chiefly responsible for passing the Reform Act.

Christopher Sykes on an influential, eventful - though entirely fictional - parliamentary career.