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Dominion : the history of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee /

Dominion, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd's History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, [2018]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
Table of Contents:
  • Malign spirits
  • The Thing
  • Eternity work
  • A queasy world
  • The door of change
  • False hope
  • The Inspector
  • Steam and speed
  • The pig is killed
  • Young hopefulness
  • City lights
  • Charitable government
  • The salamander
  • A most gorgeous sight
  • Blood lust
  • A dark world
  • Quite the fashion
  • The game cock
  • The unexpected revolution
  • She cannot go on
  • The Tichborne affair
  • The Angel
  • The Empress
  • This Depression
  • Frightful news
  • Daddy-Long-Legs
  • Lost illusions
  • The terrible childbed.