"England Since Waterloo" by Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott (1859-1945) was first published in 1913 and went through many editions. The author taught history at Worcester College, Oxford for thirty-six years and served as a Conservative member of Parliament for fifteen. "England Since Waterloo" begins with the defeat of Napoleon who, Marriott writes, was impotent "to assail English power at sea, foiled in his attempt to ruin her commerce...overwhelmed under Russian snows, and finally conquered by the genius of Wellington." He portrays the people and the events of nineteenth century Britain, ending his narrative with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. We see the "ascendancy of Science and Industry...the advent of Democracy...and the extension of Empire" in this panoramic survey of reform at home and imperialism abroad. - Summary by Pamela Nagami
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Ch. 1: Introductory, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 23:05
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Ch. 1: Introductory, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:39
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Ch. 2: Peace Without Plenty (1815-1822), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 47:52
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Ch. 2: Peace Without Plenty (1815-1822), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 35:56
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Ch. 3: The Holy Alliance--Castlereagh and Canning--England and Europe (1815-1830), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 35:49
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Ch. 3: The Holy Alliance--Castlereagh and Canning--England and Europe (1815-1830), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:43
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Ch. 4: The Last Years of Tory Rule (1822-1830)--Social and Fiscal Reforms--Catholic Emancipation, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 30:09
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Ch. 4: The Last Years of Tory Rule (1822-1830)--Social and Fiscal Reforms--Catholic Emancipation, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 36:51
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Ch. 5: Parliamentary Reform and After (1830-1833), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:42
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Ch. 5: Parliamentary Reform and After (1830-1833), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 25:09
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Ch. 6: Irish Affairs--O'Connell and the Whigs (1833-1837), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:02
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Ch. 6: Irish Affairs--O'Connell and the Whigs (1833-1837), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 25:22
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Ch. 7: The First Years of the New Reign (1837-1841), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 25:36
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Ch. 7: The First Years of the New Reign (1837-1841), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 24:03
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Ch. 8: The Foreign Policy of Lord Palmerston (1830-1841), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 26:10
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Ch. 8: The Foreign Policy of Lord Palmerston (1830-1841), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 18:03
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Ch. 9: Robert Peel's Ministry (1841-1846), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 38:58
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Ch. 9: Robert Peel's Ministry (1841-1846), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 33:05
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Ch. 10: Lord John Russell's First Administration (1846-1852)--The Irish Famine and Its Consequences, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 23:47
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Ch. 10: Lord John Russell's First Administration (1846-1852)--The Irish Famine and Its Consequences, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 17:11
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Ch. 11: Great Britain and Continental Politics (1846-1852)--Lord Palmerston and Queen Victoria, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 21:34
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Ch. 11: Great Britain and Continental Politics (1846-1852)--Lord Palmerston and Queen Victoria, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 19:42
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Ch. 12: The Coalition and the Crimean War (1852-1855), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 39:52
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Ch. 12: The Coalition and the Crimean War (1852-1855), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 35:49
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Ch. 13: War and Peace--The Palmerston Ministry (1855-1857), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 27:38
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Ch. 13: War and Peace--The Palmerston Ministry (1855-1857), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 23:01
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Ch. 14: Growth of the British Power in India (1740-1856), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 34:03
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Ch. 14: Growth of the British Power in India (1740-1856), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 32:24
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Ch. 15: The Indian Mutiny (1856-1858), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 20:54
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Ch. 15: The Indian Mutiny (1856-1858), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 21:25
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Ch. 16: Domestic Administration (1858-1860)--England and Italy, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 26:40
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Ch. 16: Domestic Administration (1858-1860)--England and Italy, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 22:18
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Ch. 17: The Rule of Lord Palmerston--The Civil War in America--The Danish Duchies--The Close of an Epoch (1861-1865), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:28
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Ch. 17: The Rule of Lord Palmerston--The Civil War in America--The Danish Duchies--The Close of an Epoch (1861-1865), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 34:19
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Ch. 18: 'The Leap in the Dark'--The Advent of Democracy (1865-1868), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 29:28
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Ch. 18: 'The Leap in the Dark'--The Advent of Democracy (1865-1868), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 26:08
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Ch. 19: Colonial and Foreign Policy--The Dominion of Canada, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 25:48
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Ch. 19: Colonial and Foreign Policy--The Dominion of Canada, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:55
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Ch. 20: The Irish Question--Ecclesiastical, Agrarian, Political, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 36:34
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Ch. 20: The Irish Question--Ecclesiastical, Agrarian, Political, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 29:19
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Ch. 21: National Education, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 20:15
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Ch. 21: National Education, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 14:29
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Ch. 22: Administrative Reform and Foreign Affairs (1868-1874), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 34:46
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Ch. 22: Administrative Reform and Foreign Affairs (1868-1874), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:21
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Ch. 23: The New Toryism--Imperium et Sanitas (1874-1878), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 44:43
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Ch. 23: The New Toryism--Imperium et Sanitas (1874-1878), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 41:54
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Ch. 24: Afghanistan and South Africa (1878-1880), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 32:44
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Ch. 24: Afghanistan and South Africa (1878-1880), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 26:56
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Ch. 25: The Gladstone Administration--Ireland and Egypt (1880-1885), Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 32:47
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Ch. 25: The Gladstone Administration--Ireland and Egypt (1880-1885), Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 31:14
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Ch. 26: Epilogue (1885-1901)--Democracy and Empire--Close of the Victorian Era, Pt. 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 38:25
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Ch. 26: Epilogue (1885-1901)--Democracy and Empire--Close of the Victorian Era, Pt. 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 32:40
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