Victorian

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.

Henry Bashford traces the development of a key aspect of modern medicine.

Long excluded from public business, King Edward showed, when he came to the throne, a remarkable grasp of foreign affairs. He was, as A.P. Ryan says, “a good European and a lover of peace.”