The Last Days of the Company: A Source Book of Indian History, 1818-1858 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Expansion of British India: 1818-1858

And so it was that during the Crimean War the people called for Lord Palmerston, who in his policy reflected their wishes. In his attitude towards foreign countries he was an, advocate of an advanced Liberalism, and was ever ready to encourage others in a forward policy which was by no means to his liking when applied to his own country, for in domestic politics he upheld the old order and resisted all attempts at reform. For these reasons he became the popular hero, and therefore dominated English politics for upwards of ten years.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.