2011-05-05から1日間の記事一覧

The name of “Disraeli” contains “Israel”. Although he was one of the Jewish people who were discriminated at that time, he became the prime minister of Britain. He decided to buy majority stocks of Suez Canal. As it was a very emergent mat…

One day a young woman met Gladstone. After talking with him a while, she said,“What a wonderful man he is!” Luckily she also had a chance to meet Disraeli. After talking with Disraeli, she said that he made her think “What a wonderful lady…

Later the Whigs became the Liberals and the Tory became the Conservatives. There were also prominent statesmen, including Ewart Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli. They were great rivals, who led British politics.

The Victorian Age (NO.1)

The Victorian age is named after Queen Victoria, who was Britain’s queen from 1837 until 1901. It was the brightest era in British history. During the early part of the era, there were two famous parties, the Whigs and the Tories.