Macaulay: Britain's Liberal Imperialist

About this book

Thomas Macaulay has always inspired both admiration and hostility. One of the towering intellects of Victorian Britain he played a major role in passing the 1832 Reform Act and introduced English education to India. This insightful biography charts his rise from child prodigy to elder statesman assesses his lasting influence as the architect of British soft power and advocate of liberal interventionism and goes beyond the stereotypes to reveal a difficult complicated and very human man.