Lord Derby

Prof Jonathan Parry, 1 June 2016 - No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers

Disraeli said of Derby that ‘he abolished slavery, he educated Ireland, he reformed parliament’, but only the last of these was done when he was a Conservative Prime Minister. He is remembered mostly for the 1867 Reform Act, a milestone …

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield

Prof Jonathan Parry, 4 May 2016 - No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers

Benjamin Disraeli remains one of the most intriguing of British prime ministers. Born into a Jewish middle-class family, he became famous through his novels and self-publicity, and eventually achieved high political office after many failures. Opinions differ about his achievements, …

Lord Palmerston

Prof Jonathan Parry, 7 April 2016 - No 10 guest historian series, Past prime ministers

Viscount Palmerston was over 70 when he finally became Prime Minister: the most advanced age at which anyone has ever become Prime Minister for the first time. Holding a large number of offices during the course of his career, he …

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