Politics and Empire in Victorian Britain
Subtitle: A  Reader
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 19, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780312229979
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonization & independence; Cultural studies; Political science & theory; c 1800 to c 1900; Political Science; History - General History; Politics/International Relations; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; Government - Comparative; World - General; Political Science / Foreign Legal Systems; General; 1837-1901; 19th century; Colonies; Great Britain; History; Politics and government; Social conditions; Sources
First sentence: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847)-known to contemporaries as "The Liberator," "The Counsellor," "The Uncrowned King of Ireland," and the "Big Beggarman"-was elected MP for Clare in 1828 but could not take his seat because he was a Catholic In the speeches below he makes the case for the removal of religious disabilities for both Catholics and Jews.