Ch. 10: The Conclusion of the Russian War. 1855-1856, Pt. 1

Life of Viscount Palmerston

by Lloyd Charles SANDERS (1857 - 1927)

This is a short life of Henry John Temple (1784-1865), Third Viscount Palmerston, Great Britain's affable, able, and always available Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary, and Prime Minister. Sanders writes that by 1841 Palmerston "had raised the prestige of England throughout Europe to a height which it had not occupied since Waterloo. He created Belgium, saved Portugal and Spain from absolutism, rescued Turkey from Russia, and the highway to India from France." (Pamela Nagami)

Listen next episodes of Life of Viscount Palmerston:
Ch. 10: The Conclusion of the Russian War. 1855-1856, Pt. 2 , Ch. 11: Wars and Rumours of Wars. 1856-1859, Pt. 2 , Ch. 12: Lord Palmerston and Italy. 1848-1861, Pt. 2 , Ch. 14: France and the United States. 1860-1863, Pt. 2 , Ch. 15: Poland and Schleswig-Holstein. 1863-1865, Pt. 2 , Ch. 11: Wars and Rumours of Wars. 1856-1859, Pt. 1 , Ch. 12: Lord Palmerston and Italy. 1848-1861, Pt. 1 , Ch. 13: Home Affairs. 1859-1865, Pt. 1 , Ch. 13: Home Affairs. 1859-1865, Pt. 2 , Ch. 14: France and the United States. 1860-1863, Pt. 1 , Ch. 15: Poland and Schleswig-Holstein. 1863-1865, Pt. 1