David Urquhart - Article Index

Encyclopedia - David Urquhart: Encyclopedia - David Urquhart
David Urquhart (1805 - May 16, 1877) was a Scottish diplomat and writer. Born Cromarty, Scotland, Urquhart was educated, under the superv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hydrotherapy: Encyclopedia - Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy, is probably the oldest form of medical treatment. It involves the use of water for soothing pai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - Second Opium War
At the beginning of 1857 tidings from China reached England of a rupture between the British plenipotentiary in that country and the gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Impeachment: Encyclopedia Ii - Impeachment - United Kingdom
Impeachment - Procedure. In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons holds the power of initiating an impeachment. Any member may make ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Bath: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Bath - History
Turkish baths were introduced to the British Isles by David Urquhart, diplomat and sometime Member of Parliament for Stafford, who for po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Impeachment: Encyclopedia Ii - Impeachment - United Kingdom
Impeachment - Procedure. In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons holds the power of impeachment. Any member may make accusations of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - Peace Campaigner
When Cobden returned from abroad, he addressed himself to what seemed to him the logical complement of free trade, namely, the promotion ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - Legacy
Cobden, and what is was called "Cobdenism" and later identified with laissez-faire, was subjected to much criticism from the school of En...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - American Civil War
When the Civil War threatened to break out in the United States, Cobden was deeply distressed. But after the conflict became inevitable h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - Tribute And Sojourn
Cobden had sacrificed his business, his domestic comforts and for a time his health to the campaign. His friends therefore felt, that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - Early Years
Cobden was born at a farmhouse called Dunford, near Midhurst, in Sussex. His family had been resident in that neighbourhood for many gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Impeachment: Encyclopedia Ii - Impeachment - United States
In the United States, impeachment can occur both at the federal and state level. At the federal level, both the executive branch and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Impeachment: Encyclopedia Ii - Impeachment - Republic Of Ireland
In the Republic of Ireland formal impeachment can apply only to the President. Article 12 of the Constitution of Ireland provides that, u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Impeachment: Encyclopedia Ii - Impeachment - United States
In the United States, impeachment can occur both at the federal and state level. At the federal level, both the executive branch and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - First Publications
In 1835 he published his first pamphlet, entitled England, Ireland and America, by a Manchester Manufacturer. Cobden advocated the princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Richard Cobden: Encyclopedia Ii - Richard Cobden - Corn Laws
In 1838, an association was formed in Manchester in opposition to the Corn Laws, which, on his suggestion, was afterwards changed into a ...   » Read the article