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Gladstone and Disraeli before 1868 | 1 |
Compare the contributions made to British politics between 1832 and 1868 by Gladstone and Disraeli | 5 |
How and why have interpretations differed about the achievements of Gladstone and Disraeli before 1868? | 8 |
1 Disraeli and the Conservative party before 1866 | 15 |
2 Interpretations of the influence of peel on Gladstone | 20 |
The ideas of Gladstone and Disraeli | 27 |
Compare and contrasts the main ideas of Gladstone and Disraeli | 28 |
How have historians assessed the ideas and attitudes of Gladstone and Disraeli? Why have their explanations differed? | 32 |
How have historians interpreted the involvement of Gladstone and Disraeli in the Eastern Question between 1870 and 1885? | 90 |
1 The Bulgarian Horrors | 98 |
2 Interpretations of Disraeli and the Treaty of Berlin 1878 | 101 |
Imperialism and Empire | 104 |
Compare the records of Gladstone and Disraeli on imperial issues | 106 |
Consider the range of historical viewpoints on the reasons behind the imperial policies of Gladstone and Disraeli | 111 |
1 Problems in the Empire | 118 |
2 Interpretation of motives for Empire | 121 |
1 Disraelian Conservatism and Tory Democracy | 40 |
2 Interpretations of the role of religion in Gladstones ideas | 43 |
Social economic and institutional reforms | 46 |
Compare the contributions of Gladstone and Disraeli to the development of the British economy | 49 |
How have historians viewed the economic social and institutional reforms of Gladstone and Disraeli? | 52 |
1 Disraelis social reforms | 61 |
2 Interpretations of the reforms of Gladstones first ministry 186874 and the Disraelis second ministry 187480 | 64 |
Constitutional reform | 66 |
Compare the attitudes and policies of Gladstone and Disraeli on the reform of Parliament | 70 |
Examine the views of historians on Gladstone Disraeli and the Reform Acts of 1867 and 1884 | 72 |
1 Gladstone and Parliamentary reform | 79 |
2 Interpretations of Disraeli and the 1867 Reform Act | 81 |
Foreign policy | 85 |
Compare the aims of Gladstone and Disraeli in their foreign policies between 1868 and 1885 | 88 |
Ireland | 124 |
Did Disraeli give the Conservative party a policy on Ireland? | 128 |
How have historians interpreted the reasons for and effects of Gladstones pursuit of the policy of Home Rule for Ireland? | 131 |
1 Irish Home Rule and its implications for Empire | 139 |
2 Interpretations of Gladstone and Ireland | 141 |
Gladstone Disraeli and their political parties | 145 |
Compare the contributions made to their political parties by Gladstone and Disraeli | 150 |
How have historians interpreted the contributions of Gladstone and Disraeli to their parties? | 153 |
1 The electoral performance of the Liberals and Conservatives 186595 | 165 |
2 Gladstone Disraeli and mass appeal | 168 |
Notes | 171 |
Select bibliography | 183 |
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