From Girls' Own Paper - 1880-1881 (Vol. 1)

An excellent overview of the evolution of the British government, and how its various branches functioned in Victorian times.

• Part 1: Overview; Parliament; House of Lords; House of Commons
• Part 2: More on Parliament; creation of peers; the Lord Chancellor and the woolsack
• Part 3: The House of Commons; elections; the Chancellor of the Exchequer; the church; the army; orders and decorations
• Part 4: International diplomacy; ambassadors