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Benjamin Disraeli
British statesman (1804–1881)
Treaty of Berlin of 1878
1878 territorial settlement by the Congress of Berlin following the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
splendid isolation
popular conception of British foreign policy in the late 19th century
dark horse
metaphor
one-nation conservatism
British political philosophy that advocates the preservation of established institutions and traditional principles within a political democracy, in combination with social and economic programmes designed to benefit the ordinary person
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
phrase describing the use of numbers to bolster weak arguments
1868 United Kingdom general election
UK general election
1880 United Kingdom general election
general election held in the United Kingdom
1874 United Kingdom general election
United Kingdom general election
Reform Act 1867
United Kingdom legislation
Mary Anne Disraeli
Wife of British Prime Minister
Second Disraeli ministry
Government of the United Kingdom

Orsini affair
1858 assassination attempt on Napoleon III
Hughenden Manor
Grade I listed country house in Hughenden, Buckinghamshire, England, UK