A Companion to Nineteenth-Century Britain

List of Maps, Diagrams and Tables x

Contributors xi

Introduction 1
Chris Williams

Part I Britain and the World 15

1. Britain and the World Economy 17
Anthony Howe

2. Britain and the European Balance of Power 34
John R. Davis

3. Britain and Empire 53
Douglas M. Peers

4. The Armed Forces 79
Edward M. Spiers

Part II Politics and  Government 93

5. The Monarchy and the House of Lords: The ‘Dignified’ Parts of the Constitution 95
William M. Kuhn

6. The State 110
Philip Harling

7. Political Leadership and Political Parties, 1800–46 125
Michael J. Turner

8. Political Leadership and Political Parties, 1846–1900 140
Michael J. Turner

9. Parliamentary Reform and the Electorate 156
Michael S. Smith

10. Politics and Gender 174
Sarah Richardson

11. Political Thought 189
Gregory Claeys

Part III Economy and Society 203

12. Agriculture and Rural Society 205
Michael Winstanley

13. Industry and Transport 223
William J. Ashworth

14. Urbanization 238
Simon Gunn

15. The Family 253
Shani D’Cruze

16. Migration and Settlement 273
Ian Whyte

17. Standard of Living, Quality of Life 287
Jane Humphries

18. Class and the Classes 305
Martin Hewitt

19. Economic Thought 321
Noel Thompson

Part IV Society and Culture 335

20. Religion 337
Mark A. Smith

21. Literacy, Learning and Education 353
Philip Gardner

22. The Press and the Printed Word 369
Aled Jones

23. Crime, Policing and Punishment 381
Heather Shore

24. Popular Leisure and Sport 396
Andy Croll

25. Health and Medicine 412
Keir Waddington

26. Sexuality 430
Lesley A. Hall

27. The Arts 443
Patricia Pulham

28. The Sciences 457
Iwan Rhys Morus

Part V The United Kingdom 471

29. Politics in Ireland 473
Christine Kinealy

30. Economy and Society in Ireland 489
Christine Kinealy

31. Scotland 504
E. W. McFarland

32. Wales 521
Matthew Cragoe

33. British Identities 534
Chris Williams

Bibliography of Secondary Sources 553

Index 591