Gladstone: A Biography (126 page)
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Authors: Roy Jenkins
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Gaskell, Mrs James Milnes
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Gateshead
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Gathorne-Hardy, Gathorne (1st Earl of Cranbrook)
Gaulle, Charles de
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George V, King (
earlier
Duke of York)
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Germany
Gibson, Thomas Milner-
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Giffard, Hardinge
see
Halsbury, 1st Earl of
Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck
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Gilbert, W.S. and Sullivan, A.S.:
Patience
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Gladstone, Agnes (WEG’s daughter)
see
Wickham, Agnes
Gladstone, Anne Mackenzie (
née
Robertson; WEG’s mother)
Gladstone, Anne (WEG’s sister)
Gladstone, Catherine (
née
Glynne; WEG’s wife)
WEG meets
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qualities and interests
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reads WEG’s
State and Church
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marriage
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religious life
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pregnancies and children
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marriage relations
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and Lady Lincoln’s children
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convalesces in Brighton
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sea-bathing
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with WEG in Ionian Islands
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appeals to Graham to intervene for WEG
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organizes relief for Lancashire mill workers
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and popular support for WEG
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entertains General Grey
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visits Queen at Osborne
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erysipelas
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and WEG’s indiscretions
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and sale of Carlton House Terrace
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takes over Hawarden with WEG
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attends WEG in old age
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appearance
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in Cannes with WEG
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on Scandinavian cruises
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holidays in Biarritz
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attends Princess Maud’s wedding
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revisits Penmaenmawr in widowhood
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message from Queen on WEG’s death
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Gladstone, Gertrude (
née
Stuart; Willy’s wife)
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Gladstone, Helen (WEG’s daughter)
Gladstone, Helen (WEG’s sister)
drug addiction
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received into Roman Catholic church
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,
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& n,
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in Leamington convent
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cured by Wiseman
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remains unmarried
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and brother John Neilson’s death
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at Isle of Wight convent
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reconciliation with WEG
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burial by Anglican rite
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WEG styles ‘Mrs’
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WEG visits in Germany
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death and burial
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Gladstone, Henry Neville, 1st Lord (WEG’s son)
Gladstone, Herbert John, Viscount (WEG’s son)
defends WEG posthumously
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,
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born
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marriage
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childhood interest in Garibaldi
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relations with WEG
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assists WEG
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degree
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as MP for Leeds
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appearance
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provokes Queen’s complaints to WEG
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favours Home Rule
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revelations to press on Home Rule (‘Hawarden kite’)
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WEG outlines Home Rule plan to
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differences with WEG
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After Thirty Years
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Gladstone, Jane (
née
Hall; John’s first wife)
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Gladstone, Jessy (WEG’s daughter): death
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Gladstone, Sir John (WEG’s father)
in Liverpool
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wealth and commercial activities
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,
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and children’s education
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homes and houses
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parliamentary career
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,
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baronetcy
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character
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marriages
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modifies name
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religion
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and WEG’s first election to Parliament
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opposes WEG’s entering church
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WEG writes to about Peel
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and Helen’s conversion
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and Oak Farm financial crash
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and Thomas’s reluctance to support WEG at Oxford
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death
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election expenses
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title and succession
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Gladstone, John Neilson (WEG’s brother)
Gladstone, Lady (
née
Fellowes; Thomas’s wife)
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Gladstone, Mary Ellen (
née
Jones; Robertson’s wife)
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,
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Gladstone, Mary (WEG’s daughter)
see
Drew, Mary
Gladstone,Maud Ernestine, Lady (
née
Rendel; Henry’s wife)
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Gladstone, Robertson (WEG’s brother)
Gladstone, Revd Stephen (WEG’s son)
WEG tells of fidelity to Catherine
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rides with father
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confirmed
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educational attainments
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and school education
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as rector of Hawarden
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accompanies WEG to Isle of Man
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dedication to WEG in old age
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appearance
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in Cannes with WEG
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plays backgammon with WEG
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inherits Hawarden estate
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Gladstone, Sir Thomas (WEG’s brother)
Gladstone, William Ewart
Activities and recreations
books and reading
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walking
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translates Farini
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collects pictures and china
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sea-bathing
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woodcutting and tree-felling
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& n,
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family cricket
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theatre-going
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climbing
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Characteristics
voice and accent
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oratory and speechmaking
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excesses and rashness
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disciplined nature and control
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appearance and physique
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introspection, temptations and guilt
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conceit
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probity
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lacks common touch
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accident-proneness
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dress
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neatness and passion for order
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simplicity
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authoritarianism
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mental qualities
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respect for social rank
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social attitudes
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conversational style
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equanimity in later years
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single-mindedness
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Education
Finances
shares in Oak Farm
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Hawarden property
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personal and public management
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loses money on Seaforth property
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purchase of Aston Hall
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investments
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means reduced
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raises money by sales
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literary earnings
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election expenses
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Egyptian bond holdings
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losses on Metropolitan District Railway stock
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bequests and gifts
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