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The relations between Great Britain and Russia from 1848 to 1856

by A. Roland Cooke




Institution: University of Birmingham
Department: Department of History
Year: 1920
Keywords: D204 Modern History; DA Great Britain; DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
Record ID: 1403434
Full text PDF: http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/4536/


Abstract

This thesis covers the relations between Great Britain and Russia from 1848 to 1856. In particular, it analyses: the foreign policy of Great Britain; relations between Great Britain and Russia to 1848; Russia and the Principalities; Russian intervention in Hungary; the Hungarian refugees; Don Pacifico; the fall of Palmerston; the position of the Tsar Nicholas in 1853; the question of the Holy Places; the mission of Prince Menshikov; the efforts to secure a settlement; the declaration of war; the influence of popular opinion; British policy with regard to the war; and the Treaty of Paris.