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Fortunately for us, even Victorians found the management of their country to be a bit confusing. Hence, articles abounded that explained how the government worked, what the role of the royals was, and how to conduct business with that government. Some of these articles appeared in American magazines (to help Americans make sense of their cousins across the pond), but most appeared in British magazines.
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- Who's to Go? Or, Reducing the Staff in a Government Office
(Leisure Hour, 1868)
- A Parliamentary Paper
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1877)
- A look at a typical day in Parliament, from the observor's standpoint.
- Her Majesty's Ministers
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)
- Her Majesty's Representatives
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)
- Her Majesty's Opposition
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)
- The Queen, Ministry, Lords, and Commons
(Harper's Monthly, 1881A)
- The Government of Our Country, by the Hon. Mrs. Armytage
(Girl's Own Paper, 1881)
- A Day in the House of Commons
(Harper's Monthly, 1882A)
- A Stroll Through the Parliamentary Lobby, by J.D. Shaw
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1882)
- England, by Charles Dudley Warner
(Century Magazine, 1883A)
- A summary of England's politics, history, economics and current world position and relationship with America.
- The Powers that Be: Her Majesty the Queen
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)
- The Powers that Be: The Archbishop of Canterbury
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)
- The Lord Chancellor
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1883)
- The Character of the New English House of Commons
(Century Magazine, 1886B)
- Democracy in England
(Century Magazine, 1886B)
- The Lord Chancellor's Work, by Edwin Goadby
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1890)
- In Parliament Assembled, by Alfred T. Robbins (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1893)
- A series on the inner workings of Parliament, covering "Old Parliamentary Hands," "How Members are Reported," "How Members are Whipped," "The Lobby and Lobbyists," and "How Members Work."
- The Cabinet and Its Secrets, by Sir Wemyss Reid
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1895)
- Commencing in the Commons, by Alfred W. Robbins
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1895)
- The Earliest House of Commons, by Alfred W. Robbins
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1895)
- Budget Night in the House of Commons, by John Rendle
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- The Evolution of Parliament, by S.J. Housley
(The Strand, 1896A)
- How We Are Governed: London's Parliament at Work, by Robert Donald
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- First Impressions of the House of Commons, by Walford D. Green, MP
(Windsor Magazine, 1896A)
- Politics for Girls, by Frederick Ryland
(Girl's Own Paper, 1896)
- "It seems probable that before the girls who read this page grow into full womanhood, the Parliamentary franchise - that is, the right and duty of voting for Members of Parliament - will be given to women in the UK as it has already been given in some of the Colonies... If, then, women already do take part in politics, and are likely, before long, to be called on to take a more important part, is it not worthwhile for girls to give some little attention to the subject?" The article then goes on to provide a detailed overview of British government.
- The House of Lords, by an MP
(Windsor, 1897A)
- The Powers of the Crown in England, by the Right Hon. James Bryce
(Windsor Magazine, 1903A)
- "As exercised down to the beginning of the present reign" (that of Edward VII).
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Local & Regional Government
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- The Amateur Parliament in Liverpool, by J. Quail
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1880)
- The Irish Party, by Edward Brown
(Harper's Monthly, 1887B)
- An overview of the Irish home rule movement and its members and founders.
- The New County Parliaments of England
(Cassell's Family Magazine, 1889)
- The Government of English Cities
(Century Magazine, 1895B)
- An Object Lesson in Municipal Government, by George F. Parker
(Century Magazine, 1897A)
- Showing how public affairs are conducted in the city of Birmingham (UK).
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