High minds : the Victorians and the birth of modern Britain /
Heffer, Simon,
High minds : the Victorians and the birth of modern Britain / Simon Heffer. - xvii, 878 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where there were attempts to assassinate the Queen and her prime minister, and the ruling class lived in fear of riot and revolution. This book offers an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind.
9781847946775 (hardback) 1847946771 (hardback)
Great Britain--Civilization--19th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain--Politics and government--19th century.
941.081
High minds : the Victorians and the birth of modern Britain / Simon Heffer. - xvii, 878 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where there were attempts to assassinate the Queen and her prime minister, and the ruling class lived in fear of riot and revolution. This book offers an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind.
9781847946775 (hardback) 1847946771 (hardback)
Great Britain--Civilization--19th century.
Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.
Great Britain--Politics and government--19th century.
941.081