Asquith, the third home rule bill and the Easter Rising
1910 – 1916: the Liberal Government came close to granting Ireland Home Rule in 1914. This article examines why it failed and what happened after.
Articles from the Journal of Liberal Democrat History.
1910 – 1916: the Liberal Government came close to granting Ireland Home Rule in 1914. This article examines why it failed and what happened after.
1916 – 1921: analysis of Lloyd George’s answer to the Irish Question after the Easter Rising.
1921 – 1971: despite all the obstacles, Liberalism survived in Northern Ireland after partitition.
1971 – 1985: the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland was born in the midst of the Troubles, in April 1970. This article looks back at the party’s history and its relationships with the Liberal Party and the SDP.
Examination of the Liberal Democrat performance in the election of 7 June 2001, with lessons for the party’s future strategy.
Why the Liberal Party failed to patch up effectively its first major post-war split, between the supporters of Asquith and those of Lloyd George.
History of the attempts to reunite the Liberal Nationals with the official Liberal Party in the 1940s.
The electoral impact of a potential Liberal-National Liberal reunion in the 1940s.
Introduction to the Liberal Democrat History Group’s latest publication.
Speech: Winston Churchill at the National Liberal Club, 22 July 1943.
The career of one of the Liberal Party’s most colourful MPs, James de Rothschild (1878-1957).
Liberal Party membership systems pre-merger.
The life and career of C. P. Trevelyan (1870-1958), minister in both Liberal and Labour governments.
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The politics of faction in the 1850s; an introduction to a speech by John Bright.
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The political aspirations of William Taylor Haly, a perenially unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 1850s.
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Parliamentary and political campaigning in the 19th and 20th centuries
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The professional Liberal agents, 1885-1910.
What were the prevailing principles of the Liberal Party in the late Victorian period?
Liberalism, garden cities and early town planning.
How fusion between the two Liberal factions helped Liberalism survive in Huddersfield