Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The British Military Revolution of the 19th Century
Author: Daniel R. LeClairPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476638594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
From the Crimean War through the Second Boer War, the British Empire sought to solve the "Great Gun Question"--to harness improvements to ordnance, small arms, explosives and mechanization made possible by the Industrial Revolution. The British public played a surprising but overlooked role, offering myriad suggestions for improvements to the civilian-led War Office. Meanwhile, politicians and army leaders argued over control of the country's ground forces in a decades-long struggle that did not end until reforms of 1904 put the military under the Secretary of State for War. Following the debate in the press, voters put pressure on both Parliament and the War Office to modernize ordnance and military administration. The "Great Gun Question" was as much about weaponry as about who ultimately controlled military power. Drawing on ordnance committee records and contemporary news reports, this book fills a gap in the history of British military technology and army modernization prior to World War I.
Minutes of Proceedings
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of LordsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
The Army in Victorian Society
Author: G. Harries-JenkinsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135032017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Although in Victorian society the Army was the aristocratic backbone of England, it was persistently engaged in fighting Colonial Wars.
Charles Pelham Villiers
Author: Roger SwiftPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351974688
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The making of a Radical -- 2 The Member for Wolverhampton -- 3 The young Parliamentarian -- 4 The campaign against the Corn Laws -- 5 Interlude -- 6 The Cabinet Minister -- 7 The view from the backbenches -- 8 Gladstone and the Home Rule crisis -- 9 The Father of the House -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
Reports from Select Committees of the House of Commons, and Evidence, Communicated to the Lords
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of LordsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
Tables and Indexes
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of LordsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
William Monsell of Tervoe 1812-1894
Author: Matthew PotterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
William Monsell, first Baron Emly of Tervoe (1812-94) is one of the most significant yet also one of the most overlooked political figures of nineteenth century Ireland. His political career spanned sixty years, starting in the 1830s when Daniel O'Connell was at the height of his powers, until the 1890s, when Eamon de Valera was a boy. Monsell's extraordinary life saw him move from being an Anglican Tory to a Catholic Liberal and his dual conversion was greatly influenced by the terrible events of the Great Famine. His long period in the House of Commons (1847-74) was marked by service in a number of administrations under four Prime Ministers. He was the most prominent lay Catholic in Ireland and the chief spokesman for a large and influential, but now forgotten political group, the Catholic Unionists. He was also the key liaison between the British establishment and the Irish Catholic Bishops. This rich contextual biography offers a challenging re-appraisal of the received picture of nineteenth-century Ireland. It is a fascinating portrait of a man whose entire political life was devoted to reconciling the various dilemmas inherent in his ideology. He was a Liberal Catholic devoted to an authoritarian Church, a reforming landlord opposed to the land agitation of the 1880s and 1890s and a patriotic Irishman who staunchly supported the union with Britain. Catholic, Liberal and Unionist; Irishman, Briton and adopted Frenchman; friend of Gladstone, Gavan Duffy and of Pope Pius IX; of Cardinal Newman, Lord Acton and of Cardinal Cullen, William Monsell was a major player in Ireland, Britain and Europe for many decades, whose undeserved slide into obscurity is reversed in this fascinating book.
First report from the Select Committee on the Army before Sebastopol; with the proceedings of the committee
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Florence Nightingale
Author: Lynn McDonaldPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538125064
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Florence Nightingale: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works cover all aspects of her life and works, from her birth in Florence to her death in London. A detailed chronology of Florence Nightingale’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Nightingale’s life. The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning her life and work. The index thoroughly cross-refIncludes a detailed chronology of Florence Nightingale’s life, family, and work.