The Imperial Position and England’s Imperial Legacy
The Rev Baldwin Brown argues England has held imperial instincts through history, from Athelstan to Elizabeth I, and warns against modern imperial postures. He praises private enterprise and commerce over conquest, urging humility and steady guidance for the empire amid current international tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Brown
Brixton Independent Church
England
Alderman McArthur
M.P
British Empire
Britain
Athelstan
France
Holy Roman Empire
Elizabeth
Rome
Europe
Frobisher
John Davis
Drake
Gilbert
Raleigh
Ife
New England
Atheneum previews Canon Ashwell life of Wilberforce volume
The Atheneum announces Murray’s coming Life of the late Bishop Wilberforce detailing his education, parish work, Oxford stance, familial losses, and letters with Gladstone and others. The notice lists additional Murray titles including Nile Gleanings and a hymnography dictionary, plus Blackwood projects and new journals.
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The
Atheneum
Murray
Canon Ashwell
Wilberforce
Oxford
Prince Consort
Hook
Bunsen
Carlyle
Pusey
Gladstone
Newman
House of Lords
Nile
Egypt
Europe
Messrs. Blackwood
Church of Scotland
James Rankin
St. Luke
Obelisk Unveiled Marking Clarkson Resolve Site
An obelisk near Wades mill between Buntingford and Ware was unveiled by Miss Merivale to honor Thomas Clarkson and his pledge to end the slave trade. Erected by Arthur Giles Puller of Youngsbury, it marks the Cambridge to London horseback journey in 1755 and recalls Clarkson’s words heard by Dean Merivale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyromas Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson
Merivale
Ely
Wadesmill
Buntingford
Ware
Clarkson
Cambridge
London
Arthur Giles Puller
Youngsbury
Dean Merivale
W. Chappuis
Fleet-street
Royal Tour Sketches and Political Hints From Balmoral
The report details Queen Victoria and family movements at Balmoral with visits to Crathie and Abergeldie, plans for Windsor, and the Osborne yacht at Copenhagen. It notes Gladstone leaving Venice, Derby connections, and honours for Nubar Pasha and the Earl of Donoughmore, plus oblique hints on Liberal shifts, agricultural concerns, and industrial revival efforts in London.
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Loch Callater
Beatrice
Grand Duke of Hesse
Leopold
Balmoral
Windsor
R. Lee
Paisley
Balmoral Castle
Crathie
Empress Eugénie
Abergeldie
Queen
Braemar
Prince
Princess of Wales
England
Osborne
Copenhagen
Sandringham
Duchess of Edinburgh
Eastwell Park
Bacchante
George
Edward
Major Chard
Mr. Gladstone
Venice
London
Sir William Harcourt
Earl of Derby
Knowsley
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Nubar Pasha
Earl of Donoughmore
Roumelia
Edward Freeman
Rowland Hill
Citizens of
Messrs
Rothschild
Copestake and Co
Morley
M.P
Lord Derby
Liberal Party
Mark Lane Express
Corn Trade Review
Tunbridge Wells
Lord Gifford
V.C
Natal
Middlesex Agricultural Society
Lord Enfield
George Hamilton
America
Social Science Congress
Manchester
Edinburgh
London School Board
Canon
Duchess of Marlborough
Gille and Poplin Weavers
Dublin
Crawshay
Cyfartha
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Rev
J. B. Brown
India
East India Company
Eastwick
Late East India Company
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