Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Politician; 2. The Paper; 3. Origins of Animosity; 4. A New Editor; 5. Palmerston vs. Guizot; 6. Revolutions; 7. The Rise and Fall of Palmerston; 8. Rapprochement; 9. The Last Years; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
Summary
England in the Age of Palmerston had two players of colossal influence on the world stage: Lord Palmerston himself - the dominant figure in foreign affairs in the mid-nineteenth century - and The Times - the first global newspaper, read avidly by statesmen around the world. Palmerston was also one of the first real media-manipulating politicians of the modern age, forging close links with a number of publications to create the so-called 'Palmerston press'. His relationship with The Times was more turbulent, a prolonged and bitter rivalry preceding eventual rapprochement during the Crimean War
