Palmerston and the Times : Foreign Policy, the Press and Public Opinion in Mid-Victorian Britain.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Library of Victorian Studies .
- Library of Victorian Studies .
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Politician -- 2. The Paper -- 3. Origins of Animosity -- 4. A New Editor -- 5. Palmerston vs. Guizot -- 6. Revolutions -- 7. The Rise and Fall of Palmerston -- 8. Rapprochement -- 9. The Last Years -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
England in the Age of Palmerston had two players of colossal influence on the world stage: Lord Palmerston himself - the dominant figure in foreign affairs in the mid-nineteenth century - and The Times - the first global newspaper, read avidly by statesmen around the world. Palmerston was also one of the first real media-manipulating politicians of the modern age, forging close links with a number of publications to create the so-called 'Palmerston press'. His relationship with The Times was more turbulent, a prolonged and bitter rivalry preceding eventual rapprochement during the Crimean War. In this book, Laurence Fenton explores the highly charged rivalry between these two titans of the mid-Victorian era, revealing the personal and political differences at the heart of an antagonism that stretched over the course of three decades.
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Palmerston, Henry John Temple,-Viscount,-1784-1865. Times (London, England). Press and politics-Great Britain-History-19th century. Great Britain-Foreign relations-1837-1901. Great Britain-Politics and government-1837-1901.