The Journal of Liberal History is the only journal for the discussion and research of historical topics relating to the histories of the Liberal Democrats and its predecessor parties, the Liberal Party and the SDP, and of liberalism. Its contents will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of British Liberalism, whether academics, party activists or spare-time students of political history.

Published quarterly since 1993, the Journal features articles, original research, biographies of leading (and more obscure!) Liberal figures, reports of Liberal Democrat History Group meetings, book reviews, guides to archive sources and a regularly updated Research in progress column.

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Journal of Liberal History 62 - special issue: Women and Liberalism



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Journal of Liberal History 47 - Special issue: Liberals of the Right?



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Journal of Liberal History 42 - Special issue: Liberals and International Policy



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Journal of Liberal History 39 - Special issue: A short history of political virginity (history of the SDP)



Journal of Liberal History 38



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 37



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 36



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 34/35



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 33 - Special issue: Liberals and Ireland



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 32



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 31



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Journal of Liberal Democrat History 26



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 25 - Special issue: Crossing the Floor



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 24



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 23



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 22 - Special issue: Liberals and Nationalists



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 21



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 20 - Special issue: William Ewart Gladstone 1809-98



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 19



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 18 - Special issue: The Legacy of the Alliance and Merger



Journal of Liberal Democrat History 17



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 16



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 15



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 14 - Special issue: The Liberal revival



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 13



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 12



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 11



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 10 - Special Issue: The Liberal Party and the Great War



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Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 6



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 5



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 4



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 3



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 2



Liberal Democrat History Group Newsletter 1