The British Revolution

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Part One: From Gladstone to Asquith. Prelude, 1860-1880 -- The Liberal inheritance, 1880-1885 -- The home rule crisis, 1885-1886 -- Cross-currents, 1886-1892 -- A liberal interlude, 1892-1895 -- The South African labyrinth, 1895-1899 -- The Boer War and tariff reform, 1899-1905 -- The tribulations of the liberals, 1906-1910 -- The darkening scene, 1911-1914. Part Two: From Asquith to Chamberlain. War and coalition, 1914-1915 -- The fall of Asquith, 1915-1916 -- A nation at war, 1916-1918 -- Post-war, 1919-1922 -- The return of the conservatives, 1922-1923 -- The trials of labour and the difficulties of Baldwin, 1924-1929 -- The turning-point, 1929-1931 -- New dangers and tribulations, 1931-1935 -- The last Baldwin government, 1935-1937 -- Towards the abyss, 1937-1939 -- Retrospect.