FOLLOW STATE PAPERS ONLINE INTO THE VICTORIAN ERA

This continuation of the eminent State Papers Online series provides unparalleled access to official records and correspondence that reveal the behind-the-scenes, day-to-day running of the British government during the nineteenth century. Study of these resources is vital to any understanding of the political, social, and economic history of the period.

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State Papers Online: Nineteenth Century: The State Papers of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII

Continuing Gale’s relationship with the Royal Archives, this latest installment of State Papers Online is the first to bring the series into the nineteenth century, and includes over 800 files of the official papers of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII on subjects relating to The Sovereign as Head of State, including correspondence with prime ministers and other senior ministers on domestic and foreign affairs from 1837 to 1911.

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