A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume II: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume II, credited to Justin McCarthy, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume II by Justin McCarthy. Read in English by Pamela Nagami Volume II of this popular history opens in the revolutionary year, 1848, with the Chartist movement for manhood suffrage and with the rise of Young Ireland. Next we join the crowds in 1851 at the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, of which Queen Victoria wrote, ''A little rain fell just as we started, but before we came near the Crystal Palace the sun shone and gleamed upon the gigantic edifice, upon which the flags of all nations were floating.'' Hopes for a new era of peace expired in the freezing trenches before Sebastopol, where not even the heroics of the Light Brigade could distract the British public for long from the debacle of failed leadership and the criminal collapse of logistics. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume II
• Author credits: Justin McCarthy
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 11:29:50

Catalogue topics

• Ireland
• Queen Victoria
• Crimean War
• john ruskin
• Thomas Carlyle
• john stuart mill
• duke of wellington
• napoleon iii

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - Ch. 18: Chartism and Young Ireland, Pt. 1 — 35:41
2. 02 - Ch. 18: Chartism and Young Ireland, Pt. 2 — 31:43
3. 03 - Ch. 19: Don Pacifico, Pt. 1 — 17:52
4. 04 - Ch. 19: Don Pacifico, Pt. 2 — 17:58
5. 05 - Ch. 19: Don Pacifico, Pt. 3 — 20:36
6. 06 - Ch. 20: The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, Pt. 1 — 22:55
7. 07 - Ch. 20: The Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, Pt. 2 — 24:51
8. 08 - Ch. 21: The Exhibition in Hyde Park, Pt. 1 — 15:18
9. 09 - Ch. 21: The Exhibition in Hyde Park, Pt. 2 — 17:29
10. 10 - Ch. 22: Palmerston, Pt. 1 — 28:56
11. 11 - Ch. 22: Palmerston, Pt. 2 — 16:48
12. 12 - Ch. 22: Palmerston, Pt. 3 — 24:47
13. 13 - Ch. 23: Birth of the Empire. Death of 'The Duke', Pt. 1 — 24:31
14. 14 - Ch. 23: Birth of the Empire. Death of 'The Duke', Pt. 2 — 19:55
15. 15 - Ch. 23: Birth of the Empire. Death of 'The Duke', Pt. 3 — 16:56
16. 16 - Ch. 24: Mr. Gladstone — 25:40
17. 17 - Ch. 25: The Eastern Question, Pt. 1 — 22:01
18. 18 - Ch. 25: The Eastern Question, Pt. 2 — 28:47
19. 19 - Ch. 25: The Eastern Question, Pt. 3 — 22:40
20. 20 - Ch. 26: Where was Lord Palmerston?, Pt. 1 — 18:36
21. 21 - Ch. 26: Where was Lord Palmerston?, Pt. 2 — 19:03
22. 22 - Ch. 26: Where was Lord Palmerston?, Pt. 3 — 22:11
23. 23 - Ch. 27: The Invasion of the Crimea, Pt. 1 — 24:04
24. 24 - Ch. 27: The Invasion of the Crimea, Pt. 2 — 26:37

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