Salisbury: Victorian Titan  19954

  • Family Tree
  • Family Nicknames
  • Introduction: Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee: London: Tuesday, 22nd June 1897

Tory Tribune

  1. Early Life[rtoc]
    The Cecils • Eton and Oxford • The Grand Tour (1830-1853)[/rtoc]
  2. Rebellions[rtoc]
    All Souls • Faith • Parliament • Marriage (1853-1857)[/rtoc]
  3. Journalism: Foreign Policy[rtoc]
    Colonialism • The Schleswig-Holstein Question • The American Civil War (1857-1866)[/rtoc]
  4. Journalism: Domestic policy[rtoc]
    Ireland • The Class Struggle • Parliament • William Gladstone (1857-1866)[/rtoc]
  5. Politics[rtoc]
    The House of Commons • The Oaths Bill • Competitive Examination • Education • Parliamentary Reform (1857-1866)[/rtoc]
  6. Secretary of State for India[rtoc]
    India • The Second Reform Bill • Resignation (July 1866-July 1967)[/rtoc]
  7. Life Outside Politics[rtoc]
    The Great Eastern Railway • The Marquessate • Life at Hatfield • Experiments (1867-1874)[/rtoc]
  8. 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]
  9. A Careful Start[rtoc]
    The Famine • Ritualism • Relations with Disraeli • Northbrook as Viceroy (February 1874-April 1876)[/rtoc]
  10. Senior Plenipotentiary[rtoc]
    The Eastern Question • The Constantinople Conference (1875-1877)[/rtoc]
  11. Cabinet Crises[rtoc]
    A Fractured Ministry • ‘Jingoism’ • The Russo-Turkish War • The Fall of Lord Derby (February 1877 to March 1878)[/rtoc]
  12. The Congress of Berlin[rtoc]
    ‘Peace with Honour’ (and Cyprus) (March-July 1878)[/rtoc]
  13. Lytton as Viceroy[rtoc]
    The Second Afghan War (1876-1880)[/rtoc]
  14. ‘Beaconsfieldism'[rtoc]
    The Zulu War • Egypt • Turkish Obstructionism • Germany Offers an Alliance • The General Election (July 1878-April 1880)[/rtoc]
  15. The Dual Leadership[rtoc]
    The ‘Fourth Party’ • ‘Suzerainty’ • Oratory • ‘England’ • The Death of Beaconsfield • The Irish Land Act (April 1880-November 1881)[/rtoc]
  16. Reaching the Nadir[rtoc]
    Ireland • Egypt • ‘Disintegration’ • The Primrose League (October 1881-October 1883)[/rtoc]
  17. Opposition and Renewal[rtoc]
    Laissez-Faire • Whitehall • Housing • Tory Democracy • The Mahdi (November 1883-May 1884)[/rtoc]
  18. Provoking Constitutional Crisis[rtoc]
    The Third Reform Act (June 1884-February 1885)[/rtoc]
  19. The Path to the Premiership[rtoc]
    Gordon of Khartoum • The Press • The Queen (February-June 1885)[/rtoc]
  20. ‘Elijah’s Mantle'[rtoc]
    The Ministerial Crisis • Cabinet-Making (June 1885)[/rtoc]
  21. 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]
  22. The ‘Hawarden Kite'[rtoc]
    The General Election • Gladstone’s Conversion to Home Rule • Upper Burma Annexed • Leaving Office (November 1885-February 1886)[/rtoc]
  23. Apotheosis[rtoc]
    The Liberal Split • The First Irish Home Rule Bill • The General Election (February to July 1886)[/rtoc]
  24. Enduring Randolph[rtoc]
    Cabinet-Making • A Coup in Sofia • Randolph Churchill’s Private Diplomacy (July to December 1886)[/rtoc]
  25. Breaking Randolph[rtoc]
    Churchill’s Resignation • Goschen Accepts Office (December 1886 to January 1887)[/rtoc]

Tory Titan

  1. Reconstruction at Home and Abroad[rtoc]
    Reconstruction • The Death of Iddeslieigh • The Mediterranean Agreements • Bulgaria • Egypt • ‘Diplomaticus’ • Private Finances (January to April 1887)[/rtoc]
  2. ‘Bloody Balfour'[rtoc]
    Coercion in Ireland • The Mitchelstown Riot • The Special Commission • The Fall of Parnell (March 1887 to July 1891)[/rtoc]
  3. ‘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]
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. Africa[rtoc]
    Overall Policy • Bullying Portugal • Zanzibar • The Sahara • Italian Ambitions • Cecil Rhodes (1885-1892)[/rtoc]
  7. 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]
  8. 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]
  9. Leaving Office[rtoc]
    The General Election • Cabinet style (November 1891 to August 1892)[/rtoc]
  10. Opposition[rtoc]
    The Second Irish Home Rule Bill • Lord Rosebery • Evolution • Dissolution (August 1892-June 1895)[/rtoc]
  11. Problems with Non-Alignment[rtoc]
    A Landslide • The Armenian Massacres • The Cowes Incidenct • Walmer Castle • Venezuela: The Problem (June to December 1895)[/rtoc]
  12. ‘Splendid Isolation'[rtoc]
    The Jameson Raid • The Kruger Telegram • The Poet Laureate • ‘Splendid Isolation’ • Venezuela: The Solution (December 1895 to January 1896)[/rtoc]
  13. 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]
  14. Apogee of Empire[rtoc]
    The Diamond Jubilee • Jingoism • Honours • Bishop-Making • The Munshi (June 1897)[/rtoc]
  15. 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]
  16. The Fashoda Crisis[rtoc]
    The Marchand Expedition • Parisian Politics • Triumph (September to November 1898)[/rtoc]
  17. 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]
  18. ‘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]
  19. Resolution[rtoc]
    False Dawn • Curzon • The Boxer Rebellion • The ‘Khaki’ Election • The Unionist Alliance (May to October 1900)[/rtoc]
  20. Reconstruction[rtoc]
    The ‘Hotel Cecil’ • The Death of Queen Victoria (October 1900 to January 1901)[/rtoc]
  21. ‘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]
  22. A Weary Victory[rtoc]
    The Anglo-Japanese Alliance • Coronation Honours • The Education Bill • Peace at Vereniging • Retirement • Death (January 1902 to August 1903)[/rtoc]
  • The Legacy
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