History of Great Britain - English Sushi

…After 1830, he became a Whig member of the House of Commons, and distinguished himself for his eloquence in support of liberal reform. In 1834, he went to India as a legislative member in the Viceroy's Council, where he worked hard on educational reform and the creation of a criminal code. After returning to the UK, he served as Secretary of State for War (1839-41) and Comptroller-General (1846-47), but lost the general election of 1847. He then devoted himself to writing a history of Britain, which he had been planning for some time. The following year, he published the first two volumes of his five-volume History of Britain (1848-61). …

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…30年以降ホイッグ党所属の下院議員となり，自由主義的改革の雄弁で頭角を現し，34年インド総督参事会の立法委員としてインドに赴き，教育改革，刑法典の作成に尽力した。帰国後は陸相(1839‐41)，主計総監(1846‐47)を務めたが，47年の総選挙に落選し，かねてから構想を練っていたイギリス史の叙述に専念した。翌年《イギリス史》全5巻(1848‐61)の最初の2巻を刊行。…

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