Historic liberal political party in the United Kingdom (1678-1859)

The British Museum: working-class people attending a guided tour and looking at exhibits of English history in glass cases and on the walls. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1843.

Science and Whig manners : science and political style in Britain, c.1790-1850 / Joe Bord.

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The British Museum: working-class people attending a guided tour and looking at exhibits of English history in glass cases and on the walls. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1843.

Science and Whig manners : science and political style in Britain, c.1790-1850 / Joe Bord.