Gladstone

This is an accessible biography designed for A level history students that concentrates on the issues that come up time and time again in the AS and A2 exams.

Coverage includes: why historians differ - an introduction to interpretations and historiography; a brief biography, including a timeline and a breakdown of Gladstone's motivation and personality; and Gladstonian Liberalism.

The book also addresses questions such as "Was Gladstone a reluctant imperialist?" and "Did Gladstone have a mission to pacify Ireland?".