SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2018 'This is stupendous. The British nineteenth century, in all its complexity, all its horror, all its energy, all its hopes is laid bare. This is the definitive history, and will remain so for generations' A.N. Wilson To live in nineteenth century Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in transport, communication, work; cities grew vast; scientific ideas made the intellectual landscape unrecognizable. This was an exhilarating time, but also a horrifying one. In his dazzling new book David Cannadine has created a bold, fascinating new interpretation of the British nineteenth century in all its energy and dynamism, darkness and vice. This was a country which saw itself at the summit of the world. And yet it was a society also convulsed by doubt, fear and introspection. Victorious Century reframes a time at once strangely familiar and yet wholly unlike our own. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906
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This is a very good political history, encompassing domestic and international matters and touches on the condition of England and various Acts targeted at improving that. However, if you're interested in the social or cultural history of the period then this book is probably best avoided. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906 Worthy account ofVictorian Britain. Fresh insights to a familiar story. I hope it finds young readers. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906 Quite readable. Rather a lot of restatement tho. Excellent bibliographic essay, and a wider than usual consideration of Empire. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906 A comprehensive insight into the century and pulls no punches on living conditions in Great Britain and the Empire. The burden of Empire is put into perspective, particularly the cost of policing it.Highly informative and digestible for the general reader. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906 This book shows how our government has changed so little since the 1800. Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800–1906
