{"product_id":"2940016684406","title":"Lord John Russell","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustration\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents and Index\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I EARLY YEARS, EDUCATION, AND TRAVEL 1792-1813\u003cbr\u003eRise of the Russells under the Tudors — Childhood and early surroundings of Lord John — Schooldays at Westminster — First journey abroad with Lord Holland — Wellington and the Peninsular campaign — Student days in Edinburgh and speeches at the Speculative Society — Early leanings in politics and literature — Enters the House of Commons as member for Tavistock to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II IN PARLIAMENT AND FOR THE PEOPLE 1813-1826\u003cbr\u003eThe political outlook when Lord John entered the House of Commons — The ‘Condition of England’ question — The struggle for Parliamentary Reform — Side-lights on Napoleon Bonaparte — The Liverpool Administration in a panic — Lord John comes to the aid of Sir Francis Burdett — Foreign travel — First motion in favour of Reform — Making headway to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III WINNING HIS SPURS 1826-1830\u003cbr\u003eDefeated and out of harness — Journey to Italy — Back in Parliament — Canning’s accession to power — Bribery and corruption — The repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts — The struggle between the Court and the Cabinet over Catholic Emancipation — Defeat of Wellington at the polls — Lord John appointed Paymaster-General to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY 1830-1832\u003cbr\u003eLord Grey and the cause of Reform — Lord Durham’s share in the Reform Bill — The voice of the people — Lord John introduces the bill and explains its provisions — The surprise of the Tories — Reform, ‘Aye’ or ‘No’ — Lord John in the Cabinet — The bill thrown out — The indignation of the country — Proposed creation of Peers — Wellington and Sidmouth in despair — The bill carried — Lord John’s tribute to Althorp to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA 1833-1838\u003cbr\u003eThe turn of the tide with the Whigs — The two voices in the Cabinet — Lord John and Ireland — Althorp and the Poor Law — The Melbourne Administration on the rocks — Peel in power — The question of Irish tithes — Marriage of Lord John — Grievances of Nonconformists — Lord Melbourne’s influence over the Queen — Lord Durham’s mission to Canada — Personal sorrow to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI THE TWO FRONT BENCHES 1840-1845\u003cbr\u003eLord John’s position in the Cabinet and in the Commons — His services to Education — Joseph Lancaster — Lord John’s Colonial Policy — Mr. Gladstone’s opinion — Lord Stanmore’s recollections — The mistakes of the Melbourne Cabinet — The Duke of Wellington’s opinion of Lord John — The agitation against the Corn Laws — Lord John’s view of Sir Robert Peel — The Edinburgh letter — Peel’s dilemma — Lord John’s comment on the situation to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII FACTION AND FAMINE 1846-1847\u003cbr\u003ePeel and Free Trade — Disraeli and Lord George Bentinck lead the attack — Russell to the rescue — Fall of Peel — Lord John summoned to power — Lord John’s position in the Commons and in the country — The Condition of Ireland question — Famine and its deadly work — The Russell Government and measures of relief — Crime and coercion — The Whigs and Education — Factory Bill — The case of Dr. Hampden to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII IN ROUGH WATERS 1848-1852\u003cbr\u003eThe People’s Charter — Feargus O’Connor and the crowd — Lord Palmerston strikes from his own bat — Lord John’s view of the political situation — Death of Peel — Palmerston and the Court — ‘No Popery’ — The Durham Letter — The invasion scare — Lord John’s remark about Palmerston — Fall of the Russell Administration to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX COALITION BUT NOT UNION 1852-1853\u003cbr\u003eThe Aberdeen Ministry — Warring elements — Mr. Gladstone’s position — Lord John at the Foreign Office and Leader of the House — Lady Russell’s criticisms of Lord Macaulay’s statement — A small cloud in the East — Lord Shaftesbury has his doubts to location\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X DOWNING STREET AND CONSTANTINOPLE 1853\u003cbr\u003eCauses of the Crimean War — Nicholas seizes his opportunity — The Secret Memorandum — Napoleon and the susceptibilities of the Vatican — Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and the Porte — Prince Menschikoff ...","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175410352368,"sku":"2940016684406","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016684406_p0.jpg?v=1763639608","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016684406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}