In 1885 Canadians were sailing to the war in the Sudan and ...
In 1885 Canadians were sailing to the war in the Sudan and fleets and armies were gathering for war with Russia.
A party which takes office with no programme except to reverse the course of history invites such ironies.
But Ireland will be kept waiting no longer, and if weendeavour to contemplate the Irish question as a problem of pure politics, we shall probably judge that it was capable of two solutions only. Either Ireland was
an integral part of a
really UnitedKingdom, under a sovereignty as
much Irish as English, or it was a subject province.But in either case, a territory in which the Sovereign cannot protect loyal subjects from gross and continual outrage cannot be regarded as effectively part of his dominions, and it must either be recovered or abandoned. Between these two ideas, Reconquest and Separation, modified into Resolute Government and Home Rule, Late Victorian policy wavered.
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As early as 1865, John Bright had suggested that the Conservative and ...
As early as 1865, John Bright had suggested that the Conservative and Liberal leaders should bring forward a joint scheme for the government of Ireland.' It is not easy to c
It was no doubt conceivable, and it was often argued, that a ...
It was no doubt conceivable, and it was often argued, that a secure administration would attract capital to Ireland, that capital alone was requir
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