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British Elections Series Ep2: '1874: Gladstone vs Disraeli'
Episode 2: '1874: Gladstone vs Disraeli'
A series of after-dinner chats between Oxbridge academics about British General Elections through time, from 1868 to present day.
In episode 2 of this series, Dr. Luke Blaxill (Hertford College, Oxford) and Mr. Taym Saleh (Queen's College, Cambridge) discus the 1874 General Election, which was the second of three head-to-heads between the famous rivals William Ewart Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. Dr. Blaxill and Mr. Saleh discuss these two celebrated political heroes as men, party leaders, and rivals. After cigars, they turn to what both stood for by debating Gladstonian Liberalism vs Disraeli's One Nation Toryism.
Dr. Blaxill and Mr. Saleh are amongst the most eminent historians of British Electoral Politics in the world, having authored more than twenty books and articles on the subject, and having been featured on TV and Radio.
Follow Dr. Blaxill on Twitter @BlaxillLuke Visit Dr. Blaxill's Website: www.lukeblaxill.com/
Follow Mr. Saleh on Twitter: @TaymSaleh
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By Luke Blaxill and Taym SalehEpisode 2: '1874: Gladstone vs Disraeli'
A series of after-dinner chats between Oxbridge academics about British General Elections through time, from 1868 to present day.
In episode 2 of this series, Dr. Luke Blaxill (Hertford College, Oxford) and Mr. Taym Saleh (Queen's College, Cambridge) discus the 1874 General Election, which was the second of three head-to-heads between the famous rivals William Ewart Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. Dr. Blaxill and Mr. Saleh discuss these two celebrated political heroes as men, party leaders, and rivals. After cigars, they turn to what both stood for by debating Gladstonian Liberalism vs Disraeli's One Nation Toryism.
Dr. Blaxill and Mr. Saleh are amongst the most eminent historians of British Electoral Politics in the world, having authored more than twenty books and articles on the subject, and having been featured on TV and Radio.
Follow Dr. Blaxill on Twitter @BlaxillLuke Visit Dr. Blaxill's Website: www.lukeblaxill.com/
Follow Mr. Saleh on Twitter: @TaymSaleh