The American Historical Review · 1992 · 20 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesHistoryPolitical ScienceDemocratizationEuropean HistoryPolitical HistoryDemocracyMedieval Political HistoryNineteenth-century EuropeReformation HistoryHistory Of Liberalism
The main purpose of this study of the premiership of Lord Palmerston is to show how a famous statesman prepared Britain for democracy, before the advent of the Second Reform Bill, and contributed to the long period of peace in 19th-century Europe, so envied by later generations.