Introduction: Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee: London: Tuesday, 22nd June 1897
Tory Tribune
Early Life[rtoc]
The Cecils • Eton and Oxford • The Grand Tour (1830-1853)[/rtoc]
Rebellions[rtoc]
All Souls • Faith • Parliament • Marriage (1853-1857)[/rtoc]
Journalism: Foreign Policy[rtoc]
Colonialism • The Schleswig-Holstein Question • The American Civil War (1857-1866)[/rtoc]
Journalism: Domestic policy[rtoc]
Ireland • The Class Struggle • Parliament • William Gladstone (1857-1866)[/rtoc]
Politics[rtoc]
The House of Commons • The Oaths Bill • Competitive Examination • Education • Parliamentary Reform (1857-1866)[/rtoc]
Secretary of State for India[rtoc]
India • The Second Reform Bill • Resignation (July 1866-July 1967)[/rtoc]
Life Outside Politics[rtoc]
The Great Eastern Railway • The Marquessate • Life at Hatfield • Experiments (1867-1874)[/rtoc]
The Politics of Opposition[rtoc]
The Oxford Chancellorship • The Franco-Prussian War • The Irish Land Act • Relations with Lord Derby • Joining the Ministry (1868-1874)[/rtoc]
A Careful Start[rtoc]
The Famine • Ritualism • Relations with Disraeli • Northbrook as Viceroy (February 1874-April 1876)[/rtoc]
Senior Plenipotentiary[rtoc]
The Eastern Question • The Constantinople Conference (1875-1877)[/rtoc]
Cabinet Crises[rtoc]
A Fractured Ministry • ‘Jingoism’ • The Russo-Turkish War • The Fall of Lord Derby (February 1877 to March 1878)[/rtoc]
The Congress of Berlin[rtoc]
‘Peace with Honour’ (and Cyprus) (March-July 1878)[/rtoc]
Lytton as Viceroy[rtoc]
The Second Afghan War (1876-1880)[/rtoc]
‘Beaconsfieldism'[rtoc]
The Zulu War • Egypt • Turkish Obstructionism • Germany Offers an Alliance • The General Election (July 1878-April 1880)[/rtoc]
The Dual Leadership[rtoc]
The ‘Fourth Party’ • ‘Suzerainty’ • Oratory • ‘England’ • The Death of Beaconsfield • The Irish Land Act (April 1880-November 1881)[/rtoc]
Reaching the Nadir[rtoc]
Ireland • Egypt • ‘Disintegration’ • The Primrose League (October 1881-October 1883)[/rtoc]
Opposition and Renewal[rtoc] Laissez-Faire • Whitehall • Housing • Tory Democracy • The Mahdi (November 1883-May 1884)[/rtoc]
Provoking Constitutional Crisis[rtoc]
The Third Reform Act (June 1884-February 1885)[/rtoc]
The Path to the Premiership[rtoc]
Gordon of Khartoum • The Press • The Queen (February-June 1885)[/rtoc]
‘Elijah’s Mantle'[rtoc]
The Ministerial Crisis • Cabinet-Making (June 1885)[/rtoc]
The ‘Caretaker’ Ministry[rtoc]
The Zulficar Pass • The Drummond Wolff Mission • The Carnavon-Parnell interview • The Bulgarian Crisis • The Newport Speech (June-November 1885)[/rtoc]
The ‘Hawarden Kite'[rtoc]
The General Election • Gladstone’s Conversion to Home Rule • Upper Burma Annexed • Leaving Office (November 1885-February 1886)[/rtoc]
Apotheosis[rtoc]
The Liberal Split • The First Irish Home Rule Bill • The General Election (February to July 1886)[/rtoc]
Enduring Randolph[rtoc]
Cabinet-Making • A Coup in Sofia • Randolph Churchill’s Private Diplomacy (July to December 1886)[/rtoc]
Breaking Randolph[rtoc]
Churchill’s Resignation • Goschen Accepts Office (December 1886 to January 1887)[/rtoc]
Tory Titan
Reconstruction at Home and Abroad[rtoc]
Reconstruction • The Death of Iddeslieigh • The Mediterranean Agreements • Bulgaria • Egypt • ‘Diplomaticus’ • Private Finances (January to April 1887)[/rtoc]
‘Bloody Balfour'[rtoc]
Coercion in Ireland • The Mitchelstown Riot • The Special Commission • The Fall of Parnell (March 1887 to July 1891)[/rtoc]
‘The Genie of Imperialism'[rtoc]
The Golden Jubilee • The Colonial Conference • Great Power Diplomacy • ‘Bloody Sunday’ • Tithes • Allotments • Fiscal Retaliation (May 1887 to January 1888)[/rtoc]
Rumours of Wars[rtoc]
A Reshuffle • ‘Pom’ McDonnell • The Vienna Incident • General Boulanger’s War Scare • ‘Europe’ • The Bering Sea Dispute • House of Lords Reform • Lord Wolseley’s Alarms (February to July 1888)[/rtoc]
The Business of Government[rtoc]
County Councils • The Drinks Trade • Votes for Women • Sir Lionel Sackville-West • A ‘Black Man’ • The Viceroy’s Indian Proposals • Diplomatic Style (August to December 1888)[/rtoc]
Africa[rtoc]
Overall Policy • Bullying Portugal • Zanzibar • The Sahara • Italian Ambitions • Cecil Rhodes (1885-1892)[/rtoc]
Mid-Term Crises[rtoc]
General Boulanger • Royal Grants • The Two-Power Standard • The Paris Exhibition • The Shah’s Visit • ‘The “Socialist” Current’ • The Cleveland Street Scandal • A Mid-Term Crisis • Prince Eddy in Love • Trouble at Barings (January 1889 to December 1890)[/rtoc]
Alliance Politics[rtoc]
Visitors at Hatfield • Free Education • The Prince of Wales in Difficulties • The Death of W. H. Smith • Party Organisation • The Liberal Unionist Alliance (January to October 1891)[/rtoc]
Leaving Office[rtoc]
The General Election • Cabinet style (November 1891 to August 1892)[/rtoc]
Opposition[rtoc]
The Second Irish Home Rule Bill • Lord Rosebery • Evolution • Dissolution (August 1892-June 1895)[/rtoc]
Problems with Non-Alignment[rtoc]
A Landslide • The Armenian Massacres • The Cowes Incidenct • Walmer Castle • Venezuela: The Problem (June to December 1895)[/rtoc]
‘Splendid Isolation'[rtoc]
The Jameson Raid • The Kruger Telegram • The Poet Laureate • ‘Splendid Isolation’ • Venezuela: The Solution (December 1895 to January 1896)[/rtoc]
Great Power Politics[rtoc]
The Jameson Aftermath • The March on Dongola • The Balmoral Conversations • The ‘Wrong Horse’ Speech • Crisis on Crete • Gerald Balfour • The Transvaal (February 1896 to May 1897)[/rtoc]
Apogee of Empire[rtoc]
The Diamond Jubilee • Jingoism • Honours • Bishop-Making • The Munshi (June 1897)[/rtoc]
Choosing his Ground[rtoc]
Imperial Federation • A French Convention • Port Arthur • Anglo-German Relations • The ‘Dying Nations’ Speech • The Death of Gladstone • Curzon as Viceroy • The Battle of Omdurman (July 1897 to September 1898)[/rtoc]
The Fashoda Crisis[rtoc]
The Marchand Expedition • Parisian Politics • Triumph (September to November 1898)[/rtoc]
The Outbreak of the Boer War[rtoc]
Sir Alfred Milner • Appeasing Germany • The ‘Uitlanders’ • Lady Salisbury’s Illness • Exasperation with the Transvaal • The Aliens Bill • British Objectives • The Boer Ultimatum (December 1898 to October 1899)[/rtoc]
‘The Possibilities of Defeat'[rtoc]
War • The Death of Lady Salisbury • ‘Black Week’ • A Peace Offer • The Relief of Mafeking (October 1899 to May 1900)[/rtoc]
Resolution[rtoc]
False Dawn • Curzon • The Boxer Rebellion • The ‘Khaki’ Election • The Unionist Alliance (May to October 1900)[/rtoc]
Reconstruction[rtoc]
The ‘Hotel Cecil’ • The Death of Queen Victoria (October 1900 to January 1901)[/rtoc]
‘Methods of Barbarism'[rtoc]
King Edward VII • The Boer War: The Second Phase • Anglo-German relations • The Concentration Camps • The Taff Vale Judgment (January to December 1901)[/rtoc]
A Weary Victory[rtoc]
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance • Coronation Honours • The Education Bill • Peace at Vereniging • Retirement • Death (January 1902 to August 1903)[/rtoc]