The first study to examine in detail the construction and meaning of Palmerston's reputation as the "national" minister and how the careful projection of this p

Peace, war and party politics examines the mid-Victorian Conservative Party’s significant but overlooked role in British foreign policy and in contemporary de

England in the Age of Palmerston had two players of colossal influence on the world stage: Lord Palmerston himself - the dominant figure in foreign affairs in t

Parry offers an analysis of the ideas that influenced the Liberal political coalition between the 1830s and 1880s.

A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) served as foreign secretary for fifteen years and prime minist