A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880

A History of Our Own Times from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880 by Justin McCarthy offers a wide-ranging account of a decisive period in British political and social life. Readers interested in nineteenth-century history will find a chronological narrative that touches on government, reform, public events, and the larger forces that shaped the era. The book works as both history and context.

McCarthy writes for readers who want a readable overview rather than a narrow specialist study. Its value lies in the sweep of events and the way it helps place Victoria's reign within the changing modern world of politics, empire, and society. It also gives history readers a broad narrative of an era when politics, reform, and empire were all in motion.