Benjamin Disraeli (In Our Time)
1868 · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the major figures in Victorian British politics. Disraeli (1804 -1881) served both as Prime Minister twice and, for long periods, as leader of the opposition. Born a Jew, he was only permitted to enter Parliament as his father had him baptised into the Church of England when he was twelve.
On these timelines: In Our Time (BBC podcast), Resources: Combined
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