"England Since Waterloo" by Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (1859-1945) was first published in 1913 and went through many editions. The author taught history at Worcester College, Oxford for thirty-six years and served as a Conservative member of Parliament for fifteen. "England Since Waterloo" begins with the defeat of Napoleon who, Marriott writes, was impotent "to assail English power at sea, foiled in his attempt to ruin her commerce...overwhelmed under Russian snows, and finally conquered by the genius of Wellington." He portrays the people and the events of nineteenth century Britain, ending his narrative with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. We see the "ascendancy of Science and Industry...the advent of Democracy...and the extension of Empire" in this panoramic survey of reform at home and imperialism abroad. - Summary by Pamela Nagami
Chapters
1 Ch. 1: Introductory, Pt. 1 23 min 2 Ch. 1: Introductory, Pt. 2 18 min 3 Ch. 2: Peace Without Plenty (1815-1822), Pt. 1 48 min 4 Ch. 2: Peace Without Plenty (1815-1822), Pt. 2 36 min 5 Ch. 3: The Holy Alliance--Castlereagh and Canning--England and Europe (1815-1830), Pt. 1 36 min 6 Ch. 3: The Holy Alliance--Castlereagh and Canning--England and Europe (1815-1830), Pt. 2 32 min 7 Ch. 4: The Last Years of Tory Rule (1822-1830)--Social and Fiscal Reforms--Catholic Emancipation, Pt. 1 30 min 8 Ch. 4: The Last Years of Tory Rule (1822-1830)--Social and Fiscal Reforms--Catholic Emancipation, Pt. 2 37 min 9 Ch. 5: Parliamentary Reform and After (1830-1833), Pt. 1 32 min 10 Ch. 5: Parliamentary Reform and After (1830-1833), Pt. 2 25 min 11 Ch. 6: Irish Affairs--O'Connell and the Whigs (1833-1837), Pt. 1 31 min 12 Ch. 6: Irish Affairs--O'Connell and the Whigs (1833-1837), Pt. 2 25 min 13 Ch. 7: The First Years of the New Reign (1837-1841), Pt. 1 26 min 14 Ch. 7: The First Years of the New Reign (1837-1841), Pt. 2 24 min 15 Ch. 8: The Foreign Policy of Lord Palmerston (1830-1841), Pt. 1 26 min 16 Ch. 8: The Foreign Policy of Lord Palmerston (1830-1841), Pt. 2 18 min 17 Ch. 9: Robert Peel's Ministry (1841-1846), Pt. 1 39 min 18 Ch. 9: Robert Peel's Ministry (1841-1846), Pt. 2 33 min 19 Ch. 10: Lord John Russell's First Administration (1846-1852)--The Irish Famine and Its Consequences, Pt. 1 24 min 20 Ch. 10: Lord John Russell's First Administration (1846-1852)--The Irish Famine and Its Consequences, Pt. 2 17 min 21 Ch. 11: Great Britain and Continental Politics (1846-1852)--Lord Palmerston and Queen Victoria, Pt. 1 22 min 22 Ch. 11: Great Britain and Continental Politics (1846-1852)--Lord Palmerston and Queen Victoria, Pt. 2 20 min 23 Ch. 12: The Coalition and the Crimean War (1852-1855), Pt. 1 40 min 24 Ch. 12: The Coalition and the Crimean War (1852-1855), Pt. 2 36 min 25 Ch. 13: War and Peace--The Palmerston Ministry (1855-1857), Pt. 1 28 min 26 Ch. 13: War and Peace--The Palmerston Ministry (1855-1857), Pt. 2 23 min 27 Ch. 14: Growth of the British Power in India (1740-1856), Pt. 1 34 min 28 Ch. 14: Growth of the British Power in India (1740-1856), Pt. 2 32 min 29 Ch. 15: The Indian Mutiny (1856-1858), Pt. 1 21 min 30 Ch. 15: The Indian Mutiny (1856-1858), Pt. 2 21 min 31 Ch. 16: Domestic Administration (1858-1860)--England and Italy, Pt. 1 27 min 32 Ch. 16: Domestic Administration (1858-1860)--England and Italy, Pt. 2 22 min 33 Ch. 17: The Rule of Lord Palmerston--The Civil War in America--The Danish Duchies--The Close of an Epoch (1861-1865), Pt. 1 31 min 34 Ch. 17: The Rule of Lord Palmerston--The Civil War in America--The Danish Duchies--The Close of an Epoch (1861-1865), Pt. 2 34 min 35 Ch. 18: 'The Leap in the Dark'--The Advent of Democracy (1865-1868), Pt. 1 29 min 36 Ch. 18: 'The Leap in the Dark'--The Advent of Democracy (1865-1868), Pt. 2 26 min 37 Ch. 19: Colonial and Foreign Policy--The Dominion of Canada, Pt. 1 26 min 38 Ch. 19: Colonial and Foreign Policy--The Dominion of Canada, Pt. 2 15 min 39 Ch. 20: The Irish Question--Ecclesiastical, Agrarian, Political, Pt. 1 37 min 40 Ch. 20: The Irish Question--Ecclesiastical, Agrarian, Political, Pt. 2 29 min 41 Ch. 21: National Education, Pt. 1 20 min 42 Ch. 21: National Education, Pt. 2 14 min 43 Ch. 22: Administrative Reform and Foreign Affairs (1868-1874), Pt. 1 35 min 44 Ch. 22: Administrative Reform and Foreign Affairs (1868-1874), Pt. 2 31 min 45 Ch. 23: The New Toryism--Imperium et Sanitas (1874-1878), Pt. 1 45 min 46 Ch. 23: The New Toryism--Imperium et Sanitas (1874-1878), Pt. 2 42 min 47 Ch. 24: Afghanistan and South Africa (1878-1880), Pt. 1 33 min 48 Ch. 24: Afghanistan and South Africa (1878-1880), Pt. 2 27 min 49 Ch. 25: The Gladstone Administration--Ireland and Egypt (1880-1885), Pt. 1 33 min 50 Ch. 25: The Gladstone Administration--Ireland and Egypt (1880-1885), Pt. 2 31 min 51 Ch. 26: Epilogue (1885-1901)--Democracy and Empire--Close of the Victorian Era, Pt. 1 38 min 52 Ch. 26: Epilogue (1885-1901)--Democracy and Empire--Close of the Victorian Era, Pt. 2 33 min
