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"We had always been convinced that Victorianism was a myth, engendered by the long life of the sovereign and of her most illustrious subjects. We were constantly being told that the Victorians did this, or the Victorians thought that, while my own difficulty was to find anything on which they agreed: any assumption which was not at some time or other fiercely challenged. 'Victorian History'.


Essex selected as Chief Constable a retired Naval Officer. He very soon ...

Essex selected as Chief Constable a retired Naval Officer.

He very soon made it appear that a paid constabulary was not only more efficient but actually cheaper than the gratuitous service of Dogberry and Verges.

One by one the counties adopted the model he had devised, and all that was necessary in '06 was to bring the laggards into queue. There are many famous men to who England owes less than she owes to Captain M'Hardy, Chief Constable of Essex.

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But his career, and his achievement, are typical of a general rule. ...

But his career, and his achievement, are typical of a general rule. The English administration was made by administrators throwing out

The total and the proportions did not vary greatly till the Crimean ...

The total and the proportions did not vary greatly till the Crimean War. But by 1860 the cost of defence was £126,000,000, the balance for civil purposes £125,000,0

The Church rate, an inconsiderable sum, but the occasion of much agitation ...

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