Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-359) and index.

1. An introduction to British political history 1815-1914 -- 2. Britain and the threat of revolution 1789-1832 -- 3. Tory rule 1812-30 -- 4. The foreign policy of Castlereagh and Canning -- 5. The 1832 Reform Act -- 6. Whig reforms in the 1830s -- 7. Sir Robert Peel as party leader and national statesman -- 8. Chartism -- 9. The Corn Laws and their repeal -- 10. Palmerston's foreign and domestic policies -- 11. Parliamentary reform: 1867 and beyond -- 12. Disraeli and the Conservative party -- 13. Gladstone, Liberalism and Ireland -- 14. The foreign policy of Disraeli and Gladstone -- 15. British imperialism and the Scramble for Africa -- 16. Conservative ascendancy 1885-1905 -- 17. Liberal domestic policies 1905-14 -- 18. The rise of the Labour party before 1914 -- 19. From splendid isolation to war; British foreign policy 1895-1914 -- 20. Government policy and the economy 1815-1914 -- 21. Government policy towards social problems 1815-1914.

22. Britain and Ireland 1800-1921 -- 23. Primary sources for British political history 1815-1914.

"Aspects of British Political History, 1815-1914 examines all the major themes, personalities and issues of this important period in a clear and digestible form; introduces fresh angles to long-studied topics; consolidates a great body of recent research; analyses views of different historians; gives concise treatment to complex issues; [is] directly relevant to A-Level and undergraduate questions and courses; [is] carefully organised to reflect the way teachers tackle this course; [is] written by an experienced and renowned textbook author; and [is] illustrated with helpful maps, charts, photographs and cartoons."--BOOK JACKET.