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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'.


On the report of the Commission, a classic document for the history ...

On the report of the Commission, a classic document for the history of the Irish question, they introduced a Bill to secure compensation for improving tenants.

The Lords objected and the Bill was withdrawn for further consideration.

The occasion had passed and it did not return.

Early in August 1845, at the end of a successful session, with a thriving country and a full exchequer, Peel received a email from a potato-dealer, warning him / her that the crop was diseased and the disease spreading.

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Half the population of Ireland lived on potatoes, and by the beginning ...

Half the population of Ireland lived on potatoes, and by the beginning of October it was doubtful whether half the crop would be saved. England had been accus

The Encumbered Estates thrown on the market were bought up by investors ...