1st Edition

Contemporary Thought on Nineteenth Century Conservatism 1850-1874

Edited By Angus Hawkins Copyright 2020
432 Pages
by Routledge

432 Pages
by Routledge

The Conservative party remains the longest-established major political party in modern British history. This collection makes available 19 th century documents illuminating aspects of Conservatism through a critical period in the party’s history, from 1830 to 1874. It throws light on Conservative ideas, changing policies, party organisation and popular partisan support, showing how Conservatism... Read more

Volume IV – Victorian Conservatism, 1850-1874

Edited by Angus Hawkins

 

Part 2. Conservatism and the Church, 1852-1874

1. Benjamin Disraeli, ‘Church and the Queen’: Five Speeches Delivered by the Rt Hon B. Disraeli MP, 1860-1864. (London: G. J. Palmer, 1865), 1-79.

2. Gathorne Hardy, Speech of Mr Gathorne Hardy on the Irish Church Question, in the House of Commons, 31 March, 1868 (London, NUCCA, 1868), 3-16.

Part 3. Conservatism and Reform, 1852-1868

3. John Wilson Croker, ‘The Reform Bill’, The Quarterly Review, March 1854, 558-605.

4. Scheme for a Reform of Parliament by an Ex-MP and a Tory. (London: Thomas Hatchard, 1858), pp. 3-22.

5. Lord Robert Cecil, ‘The Theories of Parliamentary Reform’ in Oxford Essays (London: John W. Parker and Son, 1858), 52-79.

6. Benjamin Disraeli, Parliamentary Reform, Speech in the House of Commons, February 28, 1859. (London, 1859).

7. Spencer Horatio Walpole, ‘Parliamentary Reform, or the Three Bills and Mr Bright’s Schedules.’ The Quarterly Review, October 1859, pp. 541-562.

8. Spencer Horatio Walpole, ‘Reform Schemes.’ The Quarterly Review, January 1860, pp. 220-266.

9. Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, A Safe and Constitutional Plan of Parliamentary Reform: In Two Letters to a Member of the Conservative Party (London: William Ridgway, 1865), 1-32.

10. C. B. Adderley, Europe Incapable of American Democracy, An Outline Tracing of the Irreversible Course of Constitutional History, (London: Edward Stanford, 1867), 3-

Part 4. Conservatism in the Country, 1866-1874

11. William Busfeild Ferrand, The Speech of Mr Ferrand, President of the Bradford Working Man’s Conservative Association, at the Inaugural Banquet, on the 20th November, 1866, in St. George Hall (London, 1866), 2-12.

12. R. S. S., The Tory Reform Act. What Must We Do with It? Register! Register!! Register!!!, By a Member of the Council of the ‘National Union’ National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, Publication No 4, (London, 1868), 3-19.

13. Practical Suggestions to the Loyal Working Men of Great Britain, on Points of Policy and Duty at the Present Crisis. By a Member of the Committee of the London and Westminster Working Men’s Constitutional Association. (London, 1868), 3-8.

14. The Political Future of the Working Classes, or, Who Are the Real Friends of the People, By a Member of the Committee of the London and Westminster Working Men’s Constitutional Association. (London, 1868), 3-7.

15. Shall We Give It Up? A Political Correspondence Dedicated to the Conservative Associations of the United Kingdom (London: Robert Hardwicke, 1871), 3-32.

16. The Principles and Objects of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations. (London, 1872), 5-15.

17. The Policy of the Conservative Party. The Speech of the Earl of Derby, at the Annual Meeting of the Liverpool Working Men’s Conservative Association, January 9th, 1872. NUCCA Publication No 11, (London, 1872), 3-14.

18. Benjamin Disraeli, Speech of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, MP, at the Banquet of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations at the Crystal Palace, on Monday June 24, 1872.(London: R. J. Mitchell and Sons, 1872), 3-

19. Benjamin Disraeli, The Inaugural Address and Speeches of the Rt Hon B. Disraeli, MP, at Glasgow, November 1873. (London: Longmans, Green and Co,, 1873). 2nd edition, 1-69.

Biography

Angus Hawkins is Professor of Modern British History at Oxford University and a Fellow of Keble College

Richard Gaunt is Associate Professor in the Department of History, University of Nottingham, UK